ensamne

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Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin exāmen.

Pronunciation

Noun

ensamne m (plural ensamnes)

  1. swarm, hive, beehive
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 82r:
      A cabo de dias tornos por prẽder la ⁊ aplego por ueer o ẏazia el leõ muerto. efallo enel cuerpo del leõ .j. enſãne dabejas e mẏel : crebãtolo cõ ſus manos ⁊ comẏo
      [A cabo de dias tornó-s por prender la e aplegó por veer o yazía el león muerto. E falló en el cuerpo del león .I. ensamne d’abejas e miel. Crebantó lo con sus manos e comió.]
      After some days he returned to take her, and he approached to see where the dead lion lay. And he found in the lion’s carcass a swarm of bees and honey. So he broke it with his hands and ate.

Descendants

  • Spanish: enjambre
    • Northern Puebla Nahuatl: jambre