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The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2]: Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the PeninsulaBorrow, George

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The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2]: Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

Name: The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2]: Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula
Author: Borrow, George

Borrow, George

Borrow, George, 1803-1881 -- Travel -- Spain; Spain -- Description and travel; Spain -- History -- 19th century

A.         Ascoli, Zigeunerisches. 1865.
F.         Francisque-Michel, Le Pays Basque. 1857.
G.         Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society. 1888–1892.
Gr.        Groome, In Gipsy Tents. 1880.
H.         Hidalgo, Romances de Germanía. 1779.
J.         Jimenez, Vocabulario del Dialecto Jitano. 1853.
Lel.       Leland, The Gypsies.
LL.        Borrow, Romano Lavo-Lil. 1888.
M.         Miklosich, Ueber die Mundarten und die Wanderungen der
           Zigeuner Europa’s. 1872–1880.
McR.       MacRitchie, The Gypsies of India. 1886.
P.         Pott, Die Zigeuner in Europa und Asien. 1844–5.
Pp.        Paspati, Etudes sur les Tchinghianés ou Bohémiens de
           l’Empire Ottoman. 1870.
R.         De Rochas, Les Parias de France et d’Espagne. 1876.
S.         Smith, Tent Life with English Gypsies in Norway. 1873.
SC.        Smart and Crofton, The Dialect of the English Gypsies.
W.         Wlislocki, Die Sprache der transsilvanischen Zigeuner.
           1884.
Z.         Borrow, The Zincali, 3rd edit. 1843.

A.  _Arab._  O!  _A sidi_, “_O my lord_!”

Á.  _Span._ and _Port._  To.

ABAJAR.  _Span_.  To descend.

ACÁNA.  _Rom._  Now.  P. ii. 124; A. 21; W. 70.

ADUANA.  _Span._  The custom-house.  Fr. _la douane_, from Arab. _diwán_;
either as a council or as an account-book.

ADUN.  _Hebr._  Lord; _Adon_.

AFICION.  _Span._  Affection.  _Los del aficion_, “those of the
predilection,” persons addicted to the gypsies and their language.  Z.
ii. 58.

AFRANCESADO.  _Span._  Frenchified.

AGOA.  _Port._  Water.  Span. _agua_.

AGUADOR.  _Span._  A water-carrier.

AGUARDIENTE.  _Span._  _Agua ardiente_, fire-water; coarse native spirit;
Spanish brandy.

ALAMEDA.  _Span._  A public promenade in or near a town, planted with
trees.  Lit. a place of poplars, from Span. _álamo_, a poplar.

ALCAHUETE.  _Span._  A spy; a pimp.  Arab. _al ḳawwād_.

ALCALÁ.  _Span._  The fort.  Arab, _al-ḳal‘ah_.

ALCALDE.  _Span._  The mayor or chief magistrate of a town or village.
Arab. _al ḳádi_, the judge.

ALCALDE MAYOR.  The chief magistrate of a district.

ALCAYDE.  _Span._  A governor of a castle or fortress.  Arab. _al ḳáid_,
the general.  In more modern parlance, the governor of a prison, a
jailer.

ALCAZAR.  _Span._  A castle; palace; a fortress.  Arab. _al ḳaṣr_.

ALCORNOQUE.  _Span._  The cork tree, _Quercus suber_.

ALDEA.  _Span_. and _Port._  A village.

ALECRIM.  _Port._  Rosemary.  A word said to be of Arabic origin, perhaps
_al karím_, a precious thing.  The Spanish _romero_, or pilgrim flower
(see note, i. 47).  The English word is said to be derived from _ros
marinus_, dew of the sea.

ALEM.  _Port._  Beyond.  _Alemtejo_, the district beyond the Tagus.

ALFANDEGA.  _Port._  Custom-house.  The Arab. _funduḳ_, a large house.

ALFORJAS, LAS.  _Span._  Saddle-bags.  Arab. _al khurj_.

ALGIBE.  _Span._  A vaulted subterranean cistern for storing water.
Arab. _jubb_, a reservoir.

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The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2]: Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the PeninsulaBorrow, George

Religion

The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2]: Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

Borrow, George

Borrow, George, 1803-1881 -- Travel -- Spain; Spain -- Description and travel; Spain -- History -- 19th century

A.         Ascoli, Zigeunerisches. 1865.
F.         Francisque-Michel, Le Pays Basque. 1857.
G.         Journal of the Gypsy Lore Society. 1888–1892.
Gr.        Groome, In Gipsy Tents. 1880.
H.         Hidalgo, Romances de Germanía. 1779.
J.         Jimenez, Vocabulario del Dialecto Jitano. 1853.
Lel.       Leland, The Gypsies.
LL.        Borrow, Romano Lavo-Lil. 1888.
M.         Miklosich, Ueber die Mundarten und die Wanderungen der
           Zigeuner Europa’s. 1872–1880.
McR.       MacRitchie, The Gypsies of India. 1886.
P.         Pott, Die Zigeuner in Europa und Asien. 1844–5.
Pp.        Paspati, Etudes sur les Tchinghianés ou Bohémiens de
           l’Empire Ottoman. 1870.
R.         De Rochas, Les Parias de France et d’Espagne. 1876.
S.         Smith, Tent Life with English Gypsies in Norway. 1873.
SC.        Smart and Crofton, The Dialect of the English Gypsies.
W.         Wlislocki, Die Sprache der transsilvanischen Zigeuner.
           1884.
Z.         Borrow, The Zincali, 3rd edit. 1843.

A.  _Arab._  O!  _A sidi_, “_O my lord_!”

Á.  _Span._ and _Port._  To.

ABAJAR.  _Span_.  To descend.

ACÁNA.  _Rom._  Now.  P. ii. 124; A. 21; W. 70.

ADUANA.  _Span._  The custom-house.  Fr. _la douane_, from Arab. _diwán_;
either as a council or as an account-book.

ADUN.  _Hebr._  Lord; _Adon_.

AFICION.  _Span._  Affection.  _Los del aficion_, “those of the
predilection,” persons addicted to the gypsies and their language.  Z.
ii. 58.

AFRANCESADO.  _Span._  Frenchified.

AGOA.  _Port._  Water.  Span. _agua_.

AGUADOR.  _Span._  A water-carrier.

AGUARDIENTE.  _Span._  _Agua ardiente_, fire-water; coarse native spirit;
Spanish brandy.

ALAMEDA.  _Span._  A public promenade in or near a town, planted with
trees.  Lit. a place of poplars, from Span. _álamo_, a poplar.

ALCAHUETE.  _Span._  A spy; a pimp.  Arab. _al ḳawwād_.

ALCALÁ.  _Span._  The fort.  Arab, _al-ḳal‘ah_.

ALCALDE.  _Span._  The mayor or chief magistrate of a town or village.
Arab. _al ḳádi_, the judge.

ALCALDE MAYOR.  The chief magistrate of a district.

ALCAYDE.  _Span._  A governor of a castle or fortress.  Arab. _al ḳáid_,
the general.  In more modern parlance, the governor of a prison, a
jailer.

ALCAZAR.  _Span._  A castle; palace; a fortress.  Arab. _al ḳaṣr_.

ALCORNOQUE.  _Span._  The cork tree, _Quercus suber_.

ALDEA.  _Span_. and _Port._  A village.

ALECRIM.  _Port._  Rosemary.  A word said to be of Arabic origin, perhaps
_al karím_, a precious thing.  The Spanish _romero_, or pilgrim flower
(see note, i. 47).  The English word is said to be derived from _ros
marinus_, dew of the sea.

ALEM.  _Port._  Beyond.  _Alemtejo_, the district beyond the Tagus.

ALFANDEGA.  _Port._  Custom-house.  The Arab. _funduḳ_, a large house.

ALFORJAS, LAS.  _Span._  Saddle-bags.  Arab. _al khurj_.

ALGIBE.  _Span._  A vaulted subterranean cistern for storing water.
Arab. _jubb_, a reservoir.

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2]: Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

The Bible in Spain, Vol. 2 [of 2]: Or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

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