Old Polish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krъšiti.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

krszczyć pf

  1. to behead, to decapitate (to remove the head of)
    Synonyms: stłoczyć, ściąć
    • Middle of the 15th century, Rozmyślanie o żywocie Pana Jezusa[1], page 347:
      Krol... poslawschy y krssczyl svyątego Yana Krzczyczyelya (rex... misitque et decollavit Joannem in carcere Mat 14, 10)
      [Krol... posławszy i krszczył świętego Jana Krzciciela (rex... misitque et decollavit Joannem in carcere Mat 14, 10)]

Related terms edit

adjective
noun
verb

Descendants edit

  • Polish: krszyć (dialectal)

Further reading edit