Old Polish

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Etymology

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From dręchły +‎ -nąć. First attested in 1431. Cognate with Russian дря́хнуть (drjáxnutʹ).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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dręchnąć impf (perfective zdręchnąć)

  1. to deteriorate, to weaken
    • 1885-2024 [1431], Jan Baudouina de Courtenay, Jan Karłowicz, Antoni Adam Kryńskiego, Malinowski Lucjan, editors, Prace Filologiczne[1], volume V, Kurów (Bochnia), page 64:
      Infirmus discrepatur, decrepat, drøchne
      [Infirmus discrepatur, decrepat, dręchnie]

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