vergeu

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan vergier, from Vulgar Latin *virdiāriu, from Latin viridiārium, variant of viridārium.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /βeɾˈd͡ʒɛw/

Noun

vergeu m

garden
- 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, King Denis of Portugal, B 547: Vi oj'eu cantar d'amor (facsimile)
  Vi oieu […] / En hũ fremoso virgeu / Hũa fremosa pastor.
  Today I saw a beautiful shepherdess in a beautiful garden.
orchard (land for cultivation of fruit or nut trees)

Synonyms

(garden): orto

Descendants

Galician: verxel
Portuguese: vergel

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