deuinança

Old Spanish

Etymology

From deuinar (“to divine, guess”) +‎ -ança, or through Latin dīvīnantia, plural of dīvīnāns (“foreseeing, divining”), from dīvīnō (“I foresee, fortell, divine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deβiˈnant͡sa/

Noun

deuinança f (plural deuinanças)

1. divination
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 25r:

     Non a aguero en iacob nĩ deuinãça en israel.

     “ […] There is no omen on Jacob nor divination on Israel. […] ”

Related terms

• adeuinança, adeuino