łeż

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Polish łeż, łża, from Proto-Slavic *lъžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lugis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lugʰ-i-s, from the root *h₂lewgʰ- (to announce). Cognate with German Lug, English lie (falsehood).

Noun

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łeż f

  1. (Middle Polish) lie (untruth)
    Synonyms: kłam, kłamstwo, łgarstwo
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Old Polish łeż.

Noun

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łeż m pers

  1. (Middle Polish) liar (one who tells lies)
    Synonyms: kłamca, łgarz, (Middle Polish) lhacz
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Further reading

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  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “łeż 1.”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “łeż 2.”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • łeż in Polish dictionaries at PWN