fornaje

Old Leonese

Alternative forms

  • fornage (earlier)

Etymology

forno +‎ -aje.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foɾˈnaʒe/

Noun

fornaje m

  1. oven/bakery tax
    • 1085, Fuero de Avilés[1]:
      De kasa homo morar' é fogo fezer, dará I sólido de fornage; é faza forno qui quiser.
      (For a) man to live in a house and make fire, he'll give I solidus of oven tax; and let him make whichever oven he may want.
    • 1295, Carta Puebla de Oviedo[2]:
      omme morar et ffuego fizier dara vno solido de fornaje et faga forno ubi quesierit.
      (for a) man to live and make fire, he'll give one solidus of oven tax and let him make (an) oven where he may want.

Descendants

  • Asturian: fornaxe