waldryjan

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Old Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German baldriān. First attested in 1472.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /valʲdrɨja(ː)n/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /valʲdrɨjan/, /valʲdrɨjɒn/

Noun

waldryjan m animacy unattested

  1. valerian (Valeriana officinalis)
    Synonym: kozłek
    • 1900 [1472], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2, number 429:
      Valdrian valeriana
      [Waldryjan valeriana]

Descendants

  • Polish: baldrian (obsolete)
  • Silesian: baldrijōn

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