meszne

Old Polish

Etymology

From meszny +‎ -e. First attested in 1400.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

meszne n

1. type of annual tribute paid by the faithful to the parish (probably obliging the parish priest to celebrate mass)
   • 1868 [1400], Akta grodzkie i ziemskie z czasów Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej : z archiwum tak zwanego bernardyńskiego we Lwowie w skutek fundacyi śp. Alexandra hr. Stadnickiego‎^[1], volume III, page 146:

     Pro dacione missali, que alias meszne dicitur

     [Pro dacione missali, que alias meszne dicitur]

Descendants

• Polish: meszne

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “meszne”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛʂ.nɛ/
• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛʂ.nɛ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʂnɛ
• Syllabification: mesz‧ne

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Polish meszne. By surface analysis, meszny +‎ -e.

Noun

meszne n

1. (nominalized, historical) type of annual tribute paid by the faithful to the parish (probably obliging the parish priest to celebrate mass) (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Declension

Declension of meszne

	singular	plural
nominative	meszne	meszne
genitive	mesznego	mesznych
dative	mesznemu	mesznym
accusative	meszne	meszne
instrumental	mesznym	mesznymi
locative	mesznym	mesznych
vocative	meszne	meszne

Etymology 2

From meszny +‎ -e.

Noun

meszne n

1. (nominalized, obsolete) forest where bears have their lair (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Declension

Declension of meszne

	singular	plural
nominative	meszne	meszne
genitive	mesznego	mesznych
dative	mesznemu	mesznym
accusative	meszne	meszne
instrumental	mesznym	mesznymi
locative	mesznym	mesznych
vocative	meszne	meszne

Adjective

meszne

1. inflection of meszny:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
   2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Further reading

• meszne in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “meszny”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• Ewa Rodek (04.04.2020) “MESZNY”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
• Encyklopedia staropolska/Meszne on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource ^pl
• M. Arcta Słownik Staropolski/Meszne on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource ^pl