tiniella

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Old Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From tina (container, jar) +‎ -iella.

Pronunciation

Noun

tiniella f (plural tiniellas)

  1. vessel, earthenware jar
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 38r:
      E dixo ella biua el ſẽnor dios q no e pan ſi nõ un poco de farina en la tinẏella. E un poco de olẏo ẽna olẏera e q̃ero coger .ij. lẽnos e fer lo e pora mi q̃ comamos ⁊ nõ muramos
      And she said, “As the Lord God lives, I have no bread, but only some flour in a jar and a little oil in an oil jug. And I want to gather a couple of logs and make it for myself, that we may eat it and die”.