waldryjan

Old Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German baldriān. First attested in 1472.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /valʲdrɨja(ː)n/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /valʲdrɨjan/, /valʲdrɨjɒn/

Noun

waldryjan m animacy unattested

1. valerian (Valeriana officinalis)

   Synonym: kozłek

   • 1900 [1472], Józef Rostafiński, editor, Symbola ad historiam naturalem medii aevi = Średniowieczna historya naturalna w Polsce. Ps 2‎^[1], number 429:

     Valdrian valeriana

     [Waldryjan valeriana]

Descendants

• Polish: baldrian (obsolete)
• Silesian: baldrijōn

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “(baldrian) waldryjan”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
• Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “baldrian”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna