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Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 13th century. From Old French portage, from Late Latin portāticum. Doublet of portádego, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
Noun
portaxe f (plural portaxes)
- (historical) tariff, customs, toll paid by goods
c. 1230, A. Martínez Salazar, editor, Documentos gallegos de los siglos XIII al XVI, A Coruña: Casa de la Misericordia, page 19:Iten se alguun extranyo uender mouro ou moura, de in portagen xij dñ- Item, if a estranger sells a Moor man or woman, he shall pay, as toll, 12 denarii
- 1347, M. Romaní Martínez (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). Santiago: Tórculo Edicións, page 205:
- Gonçalvo Nunez de Novoa de quen tiinna arrendada a portagen da dita ponte
- Gonzalvo Nunez de Novoa, of whom he had rented said bridge's toll
- Synonyms: arancel, portádego
Derived terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “portage”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “portage”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “portaxe”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “portaxe”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega