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Old Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin afflīctiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
affliccion f (plural afflicciones)
- affliction, suffering
c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 12r:¬ dixo ỹo dios de to padre. de abraam. ⁊ de ẏſaac. ⁊ de iacob. Aſcódio moẏſes ſus fazes ca temia de catar al nŕo ſénor. E dixo dios cate ⁊ ui. affliccion de myo pueblo q́ es en egipto. E ſo clamor...- [E dixo: “Yo Díos de to padre, de Abraam, de Isaac, de Jacob”. Ascondio Moysés sus fazes ca temía de catar al nuestro señor. E dixo Díos: “Caté e vi affliccion de mio pueblo que es en Egipto et so clamor...”]
- And He said: “I God of your father, of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob.” Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to gaze upon our Lord. And God said: “I looked at and saw affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and their cry...”
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