ayuso

See also: Ayuso

Old Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ yuso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈjuzo/

Adverb

ayuso

1. down, downwards

   Antonym: asuso

   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 79r:

     Sant peẏdro fo p̃dicar en roma. e por occaſiõ de ſimõ magus el encantador. nero el enꝑador fizolo meter en .+. dela cabeça aẏuſo e delos pies aſuſo.

     Saint Peter went to Rome to preach, and because of Simon Magus the sorcerer Nero the emperor had him put on a cross with his head down and his feet up.