vergeu

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• vergel
• virgeu

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan vergier, from Vulgar Latin *virdiāriu, from Latin viridiārium, variant of viridārium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βeɾˈd͡ʒɛw/

Noun

vergeu m (plural vergeus)

1. garden
   • 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, King Denis of Portugal, B 547: Vi oj'eu cantar d'amor (facsimile)

     Vi oi'eu […] / En hũ fremoso virgeu / Hũa fremosa pastor.

     Saw today I […] / in a beautiful garden / a beautiful shepherdess.

2. orchard (land for cultivation of fruit or nut trees)

Synonyms

• (garden): orto

Descendants

• Galician: verxel
• Portuguese: vergel