ysmael

See also: Ysmael

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Ysmael (“Ishmael”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /izmaˈel/

Noun

ysmael m (plural ysmaeles)

1. (biblical) Ishmaelite
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 5v:

     dẏxo iudas aſos ermanos. Veo ẏſmaeles q̃ paſſan. Andat ⁊ uendamos le aeſtos moros q̃ paſſã. E nr̃as manos nõ metamos en el. […]

     Judah said to his brothers, “I see Ishmaelites passing by. Come and let us sell him to these moors passing by, and not lay our hands on him. […] ”

Synonyms

• moro m