remasaja

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• remasalla, romasalla, remaseja, remasia (alternative forms)

Etymology

Related to remander (“to remain”). Compare Old French remasille and Old Occitan remazilha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /remaˈzaʒa/

Noun

remasaja f (plural remasajas)

1. (hapax) rest, remainder, remnants
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 43a:

     e fizo lo aſi qṽndo fueron los uaſos plenos dixo aſo fijo. dam uaſos dixol nõ e mas. este el olio e paga to debdor tuetos fillos beuid delas remaſaias.

     And she did so, [and] when the vessels were full she said to her son, “Give me [more] vessels.” [But] he said, “I have no more.” [Elisha said, “Sell] this oil and pay your creditor, [and] live you and your sons on the remainder.”

Related terms

• remander