szczmić

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sčemiti.

Verb

szczmić impf

1. (transitive, Middle Polish) to pinch, to smart
2. (transitive, Middle Polish) to contract, to shrivel

   Synonyms: kurczyć, ściągać

3. (transitive, Middle Polish) to grudge, to skimp, to stint

   Synonyms: skąpić, (rare) sknerzyć, szczędzić, (colloquial) żydzić

Related terms

adjective

• skąpy

 

nouns

• chomąto
• oskoma

 

Further reading

• M._Arcta_Słownik_Staropolski/Szczmić on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource ^pl
• Słownik_etymologiczny_języka_polskiego/szczmić on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource ^pl
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “szczmić”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]