leilán

Galician

Etymology

Attested from 1325 (leylam). Probably from Arabic الإِعْلَام (al-ʔiʕlām, “notice, instruction”). Compare Portuguese leilão.

Pronunciation

Noun

leilán m (plural leiláns)

  1. (dated) auction
    Synonyms: almoeda, leiloio, poxa
    • 1325, E. Portela Silva, editor, La región del obispado de Tuy en los siglos XII a XV. Una sociedad en expansión y en la crisis, Santiago: Tip. El Eco Franciscano, page 400:
      que o vendan todo e que o metan ao leylam a quem mays der por elo
      they shall sell it all and put it on auction to see who pays more for it
  2. truant, vagabond
    Synonyms: truán, vagabundo

Derived terms
  • ao leilán

References
  • “leilã” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “leylã” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “leyl” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “leilán” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “leilán” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “leilán” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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