rzeciądz

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Old Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *retędzь.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

rzeciądz m inan

  1. chain (series of interconnected rings or links)
    Synonym: łańcuch
    • Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa, page 653:
      Yako myly Cristus vyązan zelaznymy *vrzączyaczmy
      [Jako miły Krystus wiązan żelaznymi wrzeciądzmi]
  2. (figurative) chain (restraint)
    Synonyms: okowy, przeboje, przekowy, więzidło, zawąz
    • 1874-1891 [15th century], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności, , , volume XVI, page 340:
      Nullaque coniugii vincula, nysly malzenstua *rzeczyvdzv, pati (sed mihi dulce magis resoluto vivere collo nullaque coniugii vnicula grata pati)
      [Nullaque coniugii vincula, niżli małżeństwa rzeciądzu, pati (sed mihi dulce magis resoluto vivere collo nullaque coniugii vnicula grata pati)]

Descendants

  • Polish: wrzeciądz

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