dawić

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dāvìti.

Verb

dawić impf (perfective zadawić)

(transitive) to choke, to strangle, to strangulate, to suffocate
Synonyms: dusić, gardlić

Com uczynił Ofce, to za jej początkiem, kiedy stryja dawiła za gardło.
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Descendants

Polish: dławić

References

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

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