szczmić

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sčemiti.

Verb

szczmić impf

(transitive, Middle Polish) to pinch, to smart
(transitive, Middle Polish) to contract, to shrivel
Synonyms: kurczyć, ściągać
(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
“szczmić”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2022

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