sierszeń

Old Polish

Alternative forms

• sirszeń

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sьrxy (stem *sьršen-), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śiršō, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥h₂-s-ḗr ~ *kr̥h₂-s-n-ós, from the root *ḱerh₂s- (“head, top, horn”). Cognate with Lithuanian širšė, Latin crābrō, English hornet.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sierszeń m ?

1. hornet
   • Wypuściłem przed wami sirszenie.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• Polish: szerszeń

Further reading

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “sirszeń”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN