Meaning of vetula | Babel Free
[ˈwɛ.tʊ.ɫa]Definitions
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old woman declension-1, feminine
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a corn dolly or small figurine, shaped as an old woman; a term in use among the Druidic pagans of Flanders in the 7th century declension-1, feminine
Equivalents
English
old woman
Examples
“mortua non vetula”
dead, but not old
“7th century AD, Vita Eligii (The Life of St. Eligius), sermons of St. Eligius, translated by Jo Ann McNamara.https://archive.is/20030923004535/http://www.northvegr.org/lore/germanic/e.php Nullus in Kalendas Januarii nefanda et ridiculosa, vetulas aut cervulos vel iotticos”
Do not make vetulas, little deer or iotticos)
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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