oksza

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See also: Oksza, okszą, and Okszą

Old Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *okъša.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

oksza f

  1. (attested in Lesser Poland, Southern Borderlands) axe, battle axe
    Synonyms: barta, siekira, siekirzyca, topór
  2. (heraldry) Oksza coat of arms
    • 1856-1870 [1464], Antoni Zygmunt Helcel, editor, Starodawne Prawa Polskiego Pomniki[1], volume VII, number 417:
      De armis Oksey, qui in clipeo securem al. okscha deferunt
      [De armis Okszej, qui in clipeo securem al. okszą deferunt]

Derived terms[edit]

verbs

Descendants[edit]

  • Polish: (obsolete) oksza
    • ? Old Ruthenian: окша (okša)

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Polish oksza.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

oksza f

  1. (obsolete) axe, battle axe
    Synonyms: siekiera, topór

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

nouns

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • oksza in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “oksza”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
  • Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “oksza”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna