vaquiella

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• uaquiella (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From vaca (“cow”) +‎ -iella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βaˈkjeʎa/

Noun

vaquiella f (plural vaquiellas)

1. heifer
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 82r:

     Al dia ſeteno dixierõ lo ellos aſãſõ. Q̃ es mas dulce q̃ la miel o q̃l es mas fuerte del leon. dixo ſãpſõ. Si nõ araſſedes cõ mẏ uaq̃ella. nõ ſoltariedes mi adeuinãçiella.

     On the seventh day, they said to Samson, “What is sweeter than honey? Or what is stronger than a lion?” Samson said, “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my little riddle!”

Descendants

• Spanish: vaquilla