pielać

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Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *peľati.

Pronunciation

Verb

pielać impf

  1. (intransitive, Middle Polish, hapax) to hasten, to hurry, to make haste (to move or act quickly)
    Synonyms: (archaic) kwapić się, pospieszać, spieszyć
    • 1564, S. Orzechowski, Quincunx, page B3v:
      witayćiéſz Pánowie Mázurowie/ cżemuż ták rychło z Wárſzáwy pielaćie do dom?
      [witajcież Panowie Mazurowie/ czemuz tak rychło z Warszawy pielacie do dom?]
      Welcome sir Masurians/Why are you rushing home from Warsaw so quickly?
noun

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