auoleza

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• auleza

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Catalan àvol (“bad, evil, wrong”), perhaps from Latin habilis (“skillful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aβoˈled͡za/

Noun

auoleza f (usually uncountable)

1. evil, wrongdoing

   Synonyms: mal, maleza

   Antonyms: bien, bondat

   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 55v:

     por eſſo aſſi diz el ſennor de los fonſados el fuerte de iſrl̃. jo coſlare de mios enbaẏdores uengar me he de mios enemigos pues tornare mi nano ^[sic] sobre ti e eſmerar te he redrar te de ti tod auoleza. […]

     Therefore thus says the Lord of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, “I will relieve Myself of my adversaries; I will avenge Myself on my enemies, for I will turn my hand against you and I will clean you; I will remove from you all wrongdoing […] ”