małodobry

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Polish

Etymology

From mało (little) +‎ dobry (good). First attested in 1600.

Pronunciation

Noun

małodobry m animacy unattested

  1. (Middle Polish) executioner
    Synonyms: (modern) kat, oprawca
    • 1600, Sebastian Fabian Klonowic, Worek Judaszow: to jest złe nábyćie máiętnośći, page 30:
      Ják mowi miſtrz. A ſędźia dekretem nákaże: / Máłodobry/ ſkarz go tám iáko práwo każe: / A nád práwo nic nie cżyń []
      As the master says. And the judge shall decree: / Executioner, doom him as the law commends / And do nothing beyond the law 

Declension

Derived terms

proper noun

Further reading

  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “małodobry”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]