Old Polish edit

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Etymology edit

Perhaps from Proto-Slavic *stьvolъ +‎ -in. Cognate with Kashubian stolëm and Russian исполи́н (ispolín).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /stfɔlʲi(ː)n/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /stfɔlʲin/

Noun edit

stwolin m animacy unattested

  1. giant (mythical being of human form but superhuman size)
    Synonym: obrzym
    • 1901 [1471], Materiały i Prace Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie, volume V, page 64:
      Gigas sthwolyn, obrzym (war. lub.: obrzym; exsultavit ut gigas ad currendam viam Psal 18, 6)
      [Gigas stwolin, obrzym (war. lub.: obrzym; exsultavit ut gigas ad currendam viam Psal 18, 6)]

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