Meaning of xornal | Babel Free
Definitions
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a day's work masculine
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wage, salary masculine
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journal, diary masculine
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newspaper, news masculine
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a traditional unit of land area originally denoting a day's work in a vineyard masculine, regional
Examples
“Et outrosy, se as casas quaeren ou arderen ou falleçeren en nosas vidas de nos as tres pesoas, por alguna maneira, que nos et os fraires que foren ao dito tenpo en no dito llugar, que as corregamos de pormedeo et tanben todo o outro llavor qual quier que y ouuer mester, que seia prol das ditas casas, que se faça senpre de pormedeo, nos et vos, saluo se for tal llauor que non aia y mester mays que hun jornal, que o façamos nos por nosa custa”
And also, if the houses collapse or burn or fail during the lifetime of we three, in any way, then we and the friars that at that time were at that place must correct them, jointly, and also any other work which could be needed for the benefit of these houses, all must be made always jointly, we and you, except if it is such a work that it would take no more than a day's work, them we must make it by ourselves
“Mandaron ao dito Bernaldo Yanes que pagase a Alvaro da Rocha, pedreiro, por seu jornal nove maravedis a III dineiros, cada dia”
“1447, J. García Oro (1987), "Viveiro en los siglos XIV y XV. La Colección Diplomática de Santo Domingo de Viveiro", Estudios Mindonienses, 3, page 93”
he said that that he worked and works, in Vilares which is in this parish, a house with nine jornals of vine with it
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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