Old Polish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъlzati. Cognate with Old Czech klúzati.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

kiełzać impf

  1. (intransitive) to slide (to move on a low-friction surface)
    Synonym: (perfective) pośliznąć
    • 1885-2024 [late 15th century], Jan Baudouina de Courtenay, Jan Karłowicz, Antoni Adam Kryńskiego, Malinowski Lucjan, editors, Prace Filologiczne[1], volume V, page 7:
      Kelsacz lubrico
      [Kiełzać lubrico]

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