Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ouvydo

Noun

oydo m

1. ear
   • 14th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Estêvão da Guarda, B 1325: Ora é já Martim Vaasques certo (facsimile)

     El rapou barua e fez gran coroa / E cerceou […] os cabelos cabo do oydo

     He shaved his beard and made a great crown (i.e. a monastic tonsure) / And he cut short […] his hair next to the ear

Verb

oydo

1. past participle of oyr
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 214 (facsimile):

     E poren contar uo[s] quero miragre que ey oydo

     Nevertheless I wish to tell you about the miracle I heard

Descendants

• Galician: oído
• Mirandese: oubido (via ouvydo)
• Portuguese: ouvido (via ouvydo)