vielh

See also: vièlh

Old Occitan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus.

Adjective

vielh m (feminine singular vielha, masculine plural vielhs, feminine plural vielhas)

1. old
   • 12^th c., Peire Vidal, Anc no mori per amor ni per al :

     Ben me val mort, mais enquer m’es plus grieu, ¶ qu’en breu serem ja vielh et ilh et ieu

     I am as good as dead, but what is even worse is that shortly we shall be old, both she and I

Descendants

• Occitan: vièlh
• → Italian: veglio

References

• velh – Dictionnaire de l’occitan médiéval en ligne