leilán

Galician

Alternative forms

• leilám, leilão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese leylam (attested since 1325). Probably from Arabic الإِعْلَام (al-ʔiʕlām, “notice, instruction”). Compare Portuguese leilão.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lejˈlaŋ/ [lejˈlɑŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Hyphenation: lei‧lán

Noun

leilán m (plural leiláns)

1. (dated) auction

   Synonyms: almoeda, leiloio, poxa

   • 1325, E. Portela Silva, editor, La región del obispado de Tuy en los siglos XII a XV. Una sociedad en expansión y en la crisis, Santiago: Tip. El Eco Franciscano, page 400:

     que o vendan todo e que o metan ao leylam a quem mays der por elo

     they shall sell it all and put it on auction to see who pays more for it

2. truant, vagabond

   Synonyms: truán, vagabundo

Derived terms

• ao leilán

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “leilã”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “leylã”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “leyl”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “leilán”, 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), “leilán”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “leilán”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN