Old Spanish

Noun

alacran m (plural alacranes)

1. scorpion
   • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 105v.

     […] preſtal contra contra toda ferida de culuebra o de alacran. o de otra beſtia emponzonada.

     […] it serves against any injury made by a snake or a scorpion, or of any other venomous beast.

Synonyms

• escorpion m

Descendants

• Spanish: alacrán