Old Polish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьrznǫti. First attested in c. 1450.

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

darznąć pf

  1. The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    1. to dare, to encroach
      • 1885 [c. 1450], Jan Baudouina de Courtenay, Jan Karłowicz, Antoni Adam Kryńskiego, Malinowski Lucjan, editors, Prace Filologiczne[1], volume IV, page 570:
        Darszøc presumptuose
        [Darz[n]ąc presumptuose]

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