skwor

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Old Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *skvorъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /skfɔr/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /skfɔr/

Noun

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skwor m animacy unattested

  1. (attested in Lesser Poland) earwig
    • 1874-1891 [15th century], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności[1], [2], [3], volume LIII, Krakow, page 62:
      Quis habet in aure skwory, recipe corticem de radice nucis avellane cum succo et cum carbonibus tilie contunde..., extrahe succum et infunde ad aurem et hoc mortificat
      [Quis habet in aure skwory, recipe corticem de radice nucis avellane cum succo et cum carbonibus tilie contunde..., extrahe succum et infunde ad aurem et hoc mortificat]
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nouns
verb

Descendants

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  • Polish: skorek

Further reading

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