asuso

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ad sūrsum (“above, upwards”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈsuzo/?

Adverb

asuso

1. up, upwards
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 79r:

     Sant peẏdro fo p̃dicar en roma. e por occaſiõ de ſimõ magus el encantador. nero el enꝑador fizolo meter en .+. dela cabeça aẏuſo e delos pies aſuſo.

     Saint Peter went to Rome to preach, and because of Simon Magus the sorcerer Nero the emperor had him put on a cross with his head down and his feet up.

Antonyms

• ayuso

Descendants

• Spanish: asuso