refén

Galician

Alternative forms
  • arrafén

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300 (arrefees, arraffees); from Arabic رَهِين (rahīn). Cognate with Portuguese refém and Spanish rehén.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [reˈfeŋ]

Noun

refén m or f (plural reféns)

  1. (archaic) pledge
    • 1320, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 366:
      que esse ffernnan fernandez tena esse castello en arraffees
      that this Fernán Fernandez must have this castle as pledge

Noun

refén m or f by sense (plural reféns)

  1. hostage

References
  • “arrefees” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “arraf” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “refén” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “refén” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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