boże rany

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “God's wounds”.

Pronunciation

Noun

boże rany nvir pl

  1. (Chełmno, Roman Catholicism) discipline (self-flagellation from the service on Fridays after monasteries)
  2. (Chełmno, Roman Catholicism) discipline (light hitting of children with a rod on Holy Friday to remind them of the Passion of the Lord)

Further reading

  • Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “boże rany”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 128
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