krzywaśń

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Old Polish[edit]

krzywaśń (sense 2) on Drużyna coat of arms

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Etymology[edit]

From *krzywać +‎ -śń, from Proto-Slavic *krivati (to bend).[1] First attested in 1385.

For the verb, compare Kashubian krzywać (to check if there are fish in the net; to check if chickens have laid eggs), krzywanie (divining, spellcasting).

For the noun, compare dialectal Czech křivazňa (someone lame), křivajzňa (skid, runner of a sled), Ukrainian криванжа́ (kryvanžá, someone lame), Belarusian крываньдзя́ка (kryvanʹdzjáka, someone lame).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /kr̝iva(ː)ɕɲ/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /kr̝ivaɕɲ/, /kr̝ivɒɕɲ/

Noun[edit]

krzywaśń f

  1. something crooked
  2. (heraldry) crozier head

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Descendants[edit]

  • Polish: krzywaśnia

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek (1966-1969) “krzywaźń : krzywaźnia (krzywaśń : krzywaśnia)”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), volumes III: Kotar—Kysz, Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego, page 245

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