endeita

Galician

Etymology

13th century. From Latin indicta (“proclaimed things”). Cognate with Spanish endecha (“elegy”) and Asturian andecha (“communal work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enˈdejta̝/

Noun

endeita m (plural endeitas)

1. (archaic) corvee
   • 1300, M. Romaní Martínez (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). Santiago: Tórculo Edicións, page 1234:

     Et dardes endeyta de mallar et de segar en a grangia de Casar de Maria assy commo os outros nossos omees do couto de Mouriz

     And you'll give corvee of threshing and harvesting in the farm of Casar de María, as our other men of the fiefdom of Mouriz do

   Synonym: angueira

2. (dated) task, work, chore, challenge
   • 1671, Gabriel Feixoo de Araúxo, Entremés famoso sobre da pesca do río Miño:

     Eis aquí a man dereita e digo que deixémo-la endeita.

     Here you have my right hand and, I say, let's we end this quarrel [chore]

   Synonyms: angueira, enfeita

References

• “endeita” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “endeita”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “endeita”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega