porfillar

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Galician

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Etymology

Attested since circa 1300. From the compound por (for) +‎ fillo (son). Compare Portuguese perfilhar and Spanish prohijar.

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porfillar (first-person singular present porfillo, first-person singular preterite porfillei, past participle porfillado)

  1. (transitive) to adopt, affiliate
    Synonyms: adoptar, afillar
    • 1300, R. Martínez López, editor, General Estoria. Versión gallega del siglo XIV, Oviedo: Publicacións de Archivum, page 167:
      cõmo dito he et Abraã et Sarra nõ aviam fillo nẽgum, et porfillou Abraã a Loth, seu [sobriño]
      as it has been said, Abraham and Sarah have no child, and so Abraham affiliated Lot, his nephew

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