chełpa

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Old Polish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) First attested in the middle of the 15th century.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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chełpa f

  1. boastfulness
    • 1880-1894 [Middle of the 15th century], Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności[1], volume V, page 254:
      Chwaly a chelpy {{..}} na vkazanye wyelkoszczy szwyatha a moczy rzymskyey propter gloriam et iactanciam uel ad ostendendam orbis magnificenciam et potenciam Romanorum
      [Chwały a chełpy {{..}} na ukazanie wielkości świata a mocy rzymskiej propter gloriam et iactanciam uel ad ostendendam orbis magnificenciam et potenciam Romanorum]

Further reading

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