Masurian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Polish bojeć.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈbɔjet͡ʃ]
  • Syllabification: bo‧jécz

Verb edit

bojécz impf

  1. (reflexive with szie) to fear, to be afraid of something [+genitive = of what] or [+infinitive = to do what]
  2. (reflexive with szie) to fear, to be afraid for, to worry about something [+ ô (accusative) = for what]

Further reading edit

  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “bać się”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 141-142