debdor

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Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēbitōrem.

Pronunciation

Noun

debdor m (plural debdores)

  1. creditor
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 42v:
      vna mugier delos ppħtas clamo aeliſeus ppħta edixol. To ſieruo mio marido es muerto e to ſabet q́ fue temient del ćador afe do uiene eldebdor q́ ṕndras dos mios fijos por ſos ſieruos
      the wife of one of the prophets cried out to Elisha the prophet and said to him, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that he was one who feared the Creator. And lo, his creditor is coming he will take for himself my two sons as his slaves.”

Descendants

  • Ladino: devdor
  • Spanish: deudor