Masurian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Polish myślić with a shift of icz -> -écz through analogy of verbs like zidżiécz. By surface analysis, miszl +‎ -écz.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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miszlécz impf (perfective pomiszlécz)

  1. (transitive) to think (to be of the opinion)
  2. (intransitive) to think (to ponder in one's head) [with ô (+ locative) ‘of/about something’]
  3. (intransitive) to think about (to want to do, to intend) [with infinitive]

Derived terms

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adverbs

Further reading

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  • Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2024) “*myślać, myśleć, myślić”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur[1], volume 4, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, page 210