świerzepa

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Old Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sverěpъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɕfjɛr̝ɛpa/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɕfjɛr̝ɛpa/

Noun

świerzepa f

  1. untamed mare
    • 1868 [1494], Akta grodzkie i ziemskie z czasów Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej : z archiwum tak zwanego bernardyńskiego we Lwowie w skutek fundacyi śp. Alexandra hr. Stadnickiego, volume XVIII, page 521:
      Pro quibus obligatus est solvere et dare equam al. *swyeszopa stadna
      [Pro quibus obligatus est solvere et dare equam al. świerzopa stadna]
    1. mare
      • 1972 [15th century], Józef Reczek, Wacław Twardzik, editors, Najstarsze staropolskie tłumaczenie ortyli magdeburskich wg rkpsu nr 50, pages 105, 1:
        Yako paropczy wyprzagaly moy koyn, tako szye wy[e]rwye... y rzvczyl szye od swey swyerzepy na gego koyn
        [Jako parobcy wyprzęgali moj koń, tako sie wy[e]rwie... i rzucił sie od swej świerzepy na jego koń]

Descendants

  • Polish: świrzepa

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