nozir

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

nuzir
nozer, nuzer

Etymology

From Latin nocēre, present active infinitive of noceō (“I injure, do harm, hurt”), from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“to perish, disappear”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /no.ˈd͡ziɾ/

Verb

nozir

to harm, damage
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 295 (facsimile):
  a ti ſeñor que es luz / beijarei pees ⁊ mãos ca ta uertude maduz / ſempre ſaude me g(ua)rda dos que me q̇rẽ nozir.
  "My Lady, full of light, I shall kiss your feet and hands, because your virtue always brings me health and protects me from those who want to harm me."
- 13th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, King Denis of Portugal, B 505: Da mia senhor que eu servi (facsimile)
  pero nozir / Non mi deuia desamor
  But lovelessness shouldn't be able to hurt me!…

Descendants

Galician: nocer, nocir

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