Old Portuguese

Adjective

tẽevroso ‎(plural tẽevrosos, feminine tẽevrosa, feminine plural tẽevrosas)

1. dark, gloomy
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 158 (facsimile):

     en carcer tẽeuroſa / o meteron ⁊ en ferros

     (they) cast him in chains into a dark prison

Related terms

• tẽevras

Descendants

• Galician: tebroso
• Portuguese: trevoso