Old Spanish

noun

Set of West Iberian language varieties spoken on the Iberian Peninsula from the 10th century until roughly the beginning of the 15th century, before a consonantic readjustment gave rise to the evolution of Modern Spanish, differentiating Spanish proper from Ladino and Ḥaketía.

Similar
Old Castilian
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Meanings

nounOld Spanish (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSet of West Iberian language varieties spoken on the Iberian Peninsula from the 10th century until roughly the beginning of the 15th century, before a consonantic readjustment gave rise to the evolution of Modern Spanish, differentiating Spanish proper from Ladino and Ḥaketía.

    Synonyms: Old Castilian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSet of West Iberian language varieties spoken on the Iberian Peninsula from the 10th century until roughly the beginning of the 15th century, before a consonantic readjustment gave rise to the evolution of Modern Spanish, differentiating Spanish proper from Ladino and Ḥaketía.

Similar
Old Castilian

Translations

Arabic الإِسْبَانِيَّة الْقَدِيمَة
  • الإِسْبَانِيَّة الْقَدِيمَةthe Old Spanish language
Chinese Mandarin 古西班牙語 /古西班牙语
  • 古西班牙語 /古西班牙语 (gǔxībānyáyǔ)the Old Spanish language
Czech prašpanělština
  • prašpanělštinathe Old Spanish language
Danish oldspansk
  • oldspanskthe Old Spanish language
Dutch Oudspaans
  • Oudspaansthe Old Spanish language
French castillan ancien, vieil espagnol
  • castillan ancienthe Old Spanish language
  • vieil espagnolthe Old Spanish language
German Altspanisch
  • Altspanischthe Old Spanish language
Polish język starohiszpański
  • język starohiszpańskithe Old Spanish language
Russian староиспанский язык
  • староиспанский язык (staroispanskij jazyk)the Old Spanish language
Spanish español medieval, castellano medieval
  • español medievalthe Old Spanish language
  • castellano medievalthe Old Spanish language
  • español antiguothe Old Spanish language
  • castellano antiguothe Old Spanish language
Swedish fornspanska
  • fornspanskathe Old Spanish language
Cite this entry
APA

Old Spanish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Spanish

MLA

“Old Spanish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Spanish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old Spanish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Spanish.

Source: Old Spanish on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.