Old Polish

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Etymology

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From bez- +‎ droga +‎ -ny. First attested in c. 1500.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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bezdrożny

  1. (attested in Greater Poland) wayless (astray)
    • 1992 [c. 1500], Julian Wojtkowski, editor, Glosy i drobne teksty polskie do 1550 r., Śrem, page 33:
      Sed ad falsa deuius, beszdroszny, error abducit
      [Sed ad falsa deuius, bezdrożny, error abducit]

Descendants

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  • Polish: bezdrożny

References

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Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish bezdrożny. By surface analysis, bez- +‎ drożny.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bezdrożny (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. wayless (astray)
  2. roadless (without roads)
  3. (obsolete, figuratively) vicious, dishonest, unlawful

Declension

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Further reading

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