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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese rigio (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin rigidus (“rigid”), from rigeō (“I am stiff”). Doublet of recio and ríxido.
Cognate with Portuguese rijo.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rexo (feminine rexa, masculine plural rexos, feminine plural rexas)
- strong, firm
- Synonyms: forte, recio
- rigid, stiff
- Synonyms: irto, ríxido
Adverb
rexo
- strongly, firmly
- Anda rexo! ― Walk fast!
1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 200:Et en lle sayndo o sange et abalandose moy de rrejo, espertarõse os rromeus et pregũtarõlle que avia.- And, with the blood coming out from him and he shaking very strongly, the pilgrims awoke and asked him what he had
Noun
rexo m (plural rexos)
- firmness, strength, resolution
- Synonyms: azo, forza
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rejo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rejo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rexo”, 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), “rexo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rexo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN