Old Polish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From *czirsło +‎ -ić, from Proto-Slavic *čerti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

czyrślić impf

  1. (transitive) to peel a strip of white bark around the trunk so that the tree withers
    Synonyms: łupić, obłupiać, zdzirać, złupiać

Descendants edit

  • Polish: cyrhla (regional)

Further reading edit