a rwan diabłu

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “he is torn to the devil”. Compare Greater Polish zarno tam.

Pronunciation

Interjection

a rwan diabłu

  1. (Far Masovian) used to express someone will start doing less wrong behavior

Further reading

  • Antoni Waga (1860) “rwan”, in “Abecadłowy spis wyrazów ludowego języka w okolicach Łomży, Wizny i przyległych”, in Kazimierz Władysław Wóycicki, editor, Biblioteka Warszawska (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 749
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