golpella

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *vulpicla, from Latin vulpēcula (“fox kit”), diminutive of vulpēs (“fox”), from earlier volpēs, from Proto-Italic *wolpi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p ~ *h₂ulp (“(red) fox”).

Noun

golpella f (masculine golpello)

red fox
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 273 (facsimile):
  […] apeſar do dem aſtroſo que e peor q̇ golpello.
  […] in spite of the odious devil who is worse than a fox.

Descendants

Portuguese: golpelha

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