Old Spanish

Noun

miedo m (plural miedos)

1. fear
   • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f 2va.

     la mugier / de loth torno la cabeça e [i]zos / ymagen de ſal. Loth ouo miedo / de ſeer en ſegor eſubio alas mõ / tãnas có ſus. ij. fijas.

     Lot's wife turned her head back and became a figure of salt. Lot was afraid of this and so he left for the mountains with his two daughters.

Synonyms

• temor m

Descendants

• Spanish: miedo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmje.do/, [ˈmje.ðo]

Etymology

From Old Spanish miedo, from Latin metus.

Noun

miedo m ‎(plural miedos)

1. fear

   Tengo miedo - I'm afraid (literally, I have fear).

Synonyms

• temor

Related terms

• medroso
• miedoso

Anagrams

• medio