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aguila

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See also: Aguila, Águila, águila, and àguila

Old Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin aquila.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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aguila f (plural aguilas)

  1. eagle
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 62v. a.:
      ela ſemblanca de ſus fazes cuemo fazes de omne e fazes de leó adieſtro atodas quatro. e fazes de buey. De ſiniſtro atodas .iiij. e fazes daguila atodas .iiij.
      [E la semblança de sus fazes cuemo fazes de omne e fazes de león a diestro a todas quatro e fazes de buey de sinistro a todas .IIII. e fazes d’ águila a todas .IIII.]
      Each of the four had the face of a human being, and on the right side each had the face of a lion, and on the left each had the face of an ox; each also had the face of an eagle.
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 67v. a.:
      la primera semeiaua leon e auie alas de aguila ueye que mesauan sus alas e cayen atierra e sobre sos piedes como omne se leuantaua
      [La primera semejava león e avíe alas de águila. Veí[a] que mesavan sus alas e cayen a tierra e sobre sos piedes como omne se levantava.]
      The first was like a lion, and it had the wings of an eagle. I saw its wings torn off and fall to the ground so that it stood on its feet like a man.

Descendants

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  • Spanish: águila