Masurian

edit

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Old Polish leżeć.

Pronunciation

edit

Verb

edit

lezécz impf

  1. (intransitive) to lie (to rest in a horizontal position)
  2. (intransitive) to lie (to be placed or situated, especially flat on a surface)
  3. (intransitive) to lie (to be buried somewhere)
  4. (intransitive) to lie (to exist somewhere, either temporarily or permanently)
  5. (intransitive, of earth) to be uncultivated
  6. (intransitive) to depend (to be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on)

Further reading

edit
  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “leżeć”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur, volume 4, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 35-37