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Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lomìti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɫɔmit͡ɕ/
- IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɫɔmit͡ɕ/
Verb
łomić impf (perfective złomić)
- to break, to shatter
- Synonyms: otbijać, tłuc
1888 [1407], Romuald Hube, editor, Zbiór rot przysiąg sądowych poznańskich, kościańskich, kaliskich, sieradzkich, piotrkowskich i dobrzyszyckich z końca wieku XIV i pierwszych lat wieku XV, Greater Poland, page 88:Iaco Stanislaw... na Andrzeow dom gwaltem ne begal ani gemu rani dal, ani domu lomil- [Jako Stanisław... na Andrzejow dom gwałtem nie biegał ani jemu rany dał, ani domu łomił]
- to stir up, to shake up (to evoke strong emotions such that the other person has cramps, shakes, etc.)
1856-1870 [1398], Antoni Zygmunt Helcel, editor, Starodawne Prawa Polskiego Pomniki, volume II, number 153:Lomysz mnø et stringis me ad hoc faciendum- [Łomisz mną et stringis me ad hoc faciendum]
- (reflexive with się) to wrestle
- Synonyms: biedzić się, bić się, zejmować się
1901 [1471], Materiały i Prace Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, volume V, page 12:Luctabatur lomyl schą aut byedzyl (et ecce vir luctabatur cum eo usque mane Gen 32, 24)- [Luctabatur łomił się aut biedził (et ecce vir luctabatur cum eo usque mane Gen 32, 24)]
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