wołchw

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wołchw sense 1
wołchw sense 2

Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian волхв (volxv). First attested in 1820.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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wołchw m pers

  1. (historical) volkhv (pre-Christian shaman or priest from Slavic cultures)
  2. (paganism) volkhv (priest from Slavic neopaganism)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Jerzy Samuel Bandtkie (1820) Dzieje Królestwa Polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, page 468