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Espanna
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Old Galician-Portuguese
Proper noun
roa-opt proper noun f
roa-opt Espanha
Old Leonese
Alternative forms
roa-ole Espanya
Proper noun
roa-ole proper noun f
en Iberia, Spain
roa-ole 1017 Fuero de León Abades et Arcebispos del Rey de espanya Abbots and Archbishop of the king of Spain
roa-ole c. 1265 Fuero de Salamanca El Emperador dEſpanna fizo eſta mercede al conceio de Salamanca, The emperor of Spain made this pay to the council of Salamanca,
Old Spanish
Alternative forms
osp España
Etymology
From osp la Hispānia, possibly derived from the osp xpu אי שפן I-Shaphan coast of hyraxes. Compare roa-opt Espanha.
Pronunciation
osp /esˈpaɲa/
Proper noun
osp proper noun f
the en Iberian Peninsula
1260, Gonzalo de Berceo, Milagros de Nuestra Señora (Milagro XIX - Un parto maravilloso):
osp En Greçia e en Africa, e en toda Espanna. In Greece and in Africa, and in the entire Iberian Peninsula
Descendants
lad Espanya / lad איספאנייה
es España