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Old Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin Philistaeus, from Koine Greek Φυλιστιείμ (Phulistieím), from Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּים (pəlištîm).
Pronunciation
Noun
philisteo m (plural philisteos)
- Philistine
c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 32v:Aplegaron ſe los philiſteos e paſſaron en ſẏma. Aplego atod iſrl e paſſaron en móte gelboe. Vio ſaul el albergada de los philiſteos e ouo mẏedo.- The Philistines gathered and camped at Shunem. gathered all of Israel and they camped at mount Gilboa. Saul saw the encampment of the Philistines and he was afraid.
- Idem, f. 47r.
Lidio dd̃ cõ el philiſteo epriſo dd̃ .v. piedras. dela torrient. emetiolas en ſue talega epuſola una enla fonda e diol enla fruente ematol.- David fought the Philistine. And David took five stones from the stream and put them in his pouch. And he put one in his sling and struck him in the forehead and killed him.
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