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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1883. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Guadalaviar (Sp. Guadalabiad), the white river; from the Ar. gudda (river), and al-abiadh (the white), 370. Guardacors, a vest, 174. GUArNAGE ) .,, ., GUArNATXE j - DEGREES at (?) DEGREES Guau (Fr. gut), the ford of a river, 427. Guayta (Fr. guet, Sp. guaita), nightwatch, out-scouts and explorers of an army; whence aguaytar (gueter), to keep watch, 621. H. Honor, synonymous of fief; meaning of the word in Aragon; 21, 181. Horeneta (Sp. golondrina, Fr. hirondtlle), a swallow, 322. Horta, v. Orta. Hurdes (Fr. hourdes), the hurdles or covered galleries for the siege of a town, 144, 276. J ((Sp.yugadd), a measure of land, the extent of ground Jovada which a pair of oxen can plough in twenty-four hours, 3S9, 398. La ) the negative of the Arabs, no, Le ( not, 125. Ladi (Sp. ladino), "sarrasi ladi," the Moor or Saracen who could speak Latin, 426. Lalcora, V. Alcord. Latinat, the Moor who speaks Romance or the corrupt Latin of the Middle Ages (Sp. moro ladino), 533; v. Ladi. Lebech ( (Sp- LebecAe), wind from the Lebeg I DEGREES-west, lybicus, 114, Leny (Sp. leHo), a vessel, from "lignum," 113; v. also Fusla. Llabeig, V. Lebtch. Lladoner, the nettle or lote tree (Celtis australis), 259. / (Sp. mantelete, la*, man Mantel uuutm}, a man.Uet', r mavi. roofed-over eng.ne de JHAN1ELL tQ protection of sappers, 276. Mantega (Sp. manteca), the best part of milk, cream, butter; from the Ar. mantica (?), 216. Marjal, a field, pasture-ground, low land; from the Ar. maty, 370, 427. Masmodin, kind of silver coin similar to tnordbeti; the African tribe of the Masmuda, being one of those called al-morabitin. Masmodin istheplui. of mas modi. Merino (Lat. Majorinus), a royal officer exercising jurisdiction in a town; also an inspector of sheepwalks, from the shee...
