"Portyngale" meaning in Middle English

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Proper name

Forms: Portingal [alternative], Portingale [alternative], Portingalle [alternative], Portyngal [alternative], Portyngall [alternative], Portynggale [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle French Portingal, which added an intrusive /n/ sound through the process of excrescence, from Latin Portucale. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|frm|Portingal}} Middle French Portingal, {{der|enm|la|Portucale}} Latin Portucale Head templates: {{head|enm|proper noun||{{{1}}}||{{{gen}}}||||{{{gen_pl}}}|g=|head=}} Portyngale, {{enm-proper noun}} Portyngale
  1. Portugal (a country in Europe) Categories (place): Countries in Europe Derived forms: Portyngaler Related terms: Portyugalens
    Sense id: en-Portyngale-enm-name-kIsDh8eX Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portugal
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