alguenno

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• algenno

Etymology

From alga (“seaweed, alga”) +‎ -enno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈɡeɲo/

Adjective

alguenno m (feminine alguenna, masculine plural alguennos, feminine plural alguennas)

1. algal, seaweedlike
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 50r:

     DEl .iij. grado del ſigno de libra, es la piedra q̃l dizen alguẽna ⁊ es la ſegunda manera de eſpuma de mar. Eſta es fallada ſiempre en forma de luna, mas q̃ dotra. De color es parda mezclada con ya quanto de cardeno. Et es foradada. bien como la primera que dixiemos. Peſada es ⁊ de natura grueſſa. Et la ſu olor es como de alga marina. ⁊ dend toma eſte nõbre

     Of the third degree of the sign of Libra is the stone they call algal; it is the second kind of sea foam. It is always found in the shape of a moon, more than in any other. It is dun mixed with some purple in color. It is bored through. It is heavy and thick in nature. Its smell is like that of seaweed, thus the name it has been given.

Related terms

• fonguenno