oydo

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ouvydo

Etymology

From earlier *ouido, from Latin auditus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.ˈi.do/

Noun

oydo m (plural oydos)

1. ear
   • 14th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Estêvão da Guarda, B 1325: Ora é já Martim Vaasques certo (facsimile)

     El rapou barua e fez gran coroa / E cerceou […] os cabelos cabo do oydo

     He shaved his beard and made a great crown (i.e. a monastic tonsure) / And he cut short […] his hair next to the ear

Verb

oydo

1. past participle of oyr
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 214 (facsimile):

     E poren contar uo[s] quero miragre que ey oydo

     Nevertheless I wish to tell you about the miracle I heard

Descendants

• Galician: oído
• Mirandese: oubido (via ouvydo)
• Portuguese: ouvido (via ouvydo)