guindareza

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Galician

guindareza

Etymology

Attested since 1433; probably from Old French, although in French this word is attested a century later, in 1525.[1] Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *windaną (to wind, to wrap).[2]

Cognate with French guinderesse and Spanish guindaleza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡindaˈɾeθɐ/, (western) /ɡindaˈɾesɐ/

Noun

guindareza f (plural guindarezas)

  1. hawser
    • 1433, Ángel Rodríguez González & José Armas Castro (eds.), Minutario notarial de Pontevedra (1433-1435). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 53:
      con estes aparellos seguintes, conven a saber: tres ancoras et hũu arpeo de ferro con seus eixos et hũa gindaresa de fio de canavo
      with the following gear, that is: three anchors and one grappling hook of iron, with their windlasses, and a hawser made of hemp

References

  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (20062018) “gindaresa”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
  • Fagúndez Díaz, Teresa & alii (2008). Diccionario galego de construcción naval. Vigo: Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Navales y Oceánicos, Delegación en Galicia. →ISBN. On-line