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Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *brьněti. First attested in the fifteenth century.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

brznieć impf

  1. (intransitive) to sound (to produce a sound)
    Synonym: wznieć
    • 1930 [Fifteenth century], chapter 19, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)[1], section 13:
      Poczyøla brznyecz trøøba (cum coeperit clangere buccina)
      [Poczęła brznieć trąba (cum coeperit clangere buccina)]
  2. (intransitive) to play a musical instrument
    Synonym: gąść
    • 1930 [Fifteenth century], chapter 15, in Ludwik Bernacki, editor, Biblia królowej Zofii (Biblia szaroszpatacka)[2], section 19:
      Eman, Azaph a Ethan na zwoneczkoch myedzanich brznyely (concrepantes)
      [Eman a Azaf, a Etan na zwoneczkoch miedzianych brznieli (concrepantes)]

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Descendants edit

  • Polish: brzmieć

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