sedmana

Old Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sedˈmana/

Noun

sedmana f (plural sedmanas)

1. alternative form of setmana, week
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 69:

     E nes ſos dias yo daniel era dolorioſo .iij. ſedmanas de dias. pan cobdiciadero ni carne non comj nin ui non etro en mi boca niẽ bano non fu banado troa q̃s cumplieron .vij. semanas de dias

     [En essos días, yo Daniel era dolorioso tres sedmanas de días. Pan cobdiciadero ni carne non comí, nin vino non entró en mi boca, ni en bano non fu banado troa que-s cumplieron siete semanas de días.]

     In those days, I, Daniel, was mournful for three weeks' worth of days. I ate no no pleasant bread or meat, nor did wine enter my mouth, nor was I bathed in a bath until three weeks' worth of days passed.