ynojo

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Old Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin genuculum, alteration of Latin geniculum, diminutive of genū (knee), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu. Cognate to Old Galician-Portuguese gẽolho.

Pronunciation

Noun

ynojo m (plural ynojos)

  1. knee
    • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 33v. b.
      e / mandol el nr̃o sennor q̃ quãdo / vinieſſe al agua q̃ todos fincaſ / ſen los ynojos e beurien del / agua cõ las bocas como canes
      And our Lord ordered him that when he came to the water all those kneeled their knees and those who drank from the water with their mouths like dogs.
    • Idem, f. 34r. b.
      Todos aq̃llos / q̃ nõ fincaron los ynojos / ala ydola e todas las bocas q̃ / la no beſaron […]
      All those who did not kneel their knees before the idol and all the mouths that did not kiss her

Descendants

  • Spanish: hinojo