chąsa

See also: chasa

Old Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xǫsa, from Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐍃𐌰 (hansa). First attested in 1387.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

chąsa f

  1. (attested in Greater Poland) band (group of thieves or highwaymen)
    • 1887, 1889 [1387], Józef Lekszycki, editor, Die ältesten großpolnischen Grodbücher, volume I, number 256, Poznań:
      Trzebeslaow lud otbil chanse Andrzegeui kone
      [Trzebieslaow lud otbił chąsie Andrzejewy konie]

Derived terms

nouns
  • chąsiebne m
  • chąśba f
  • chąśnik m
adjectives
  • chąsiebny
adverbs
  • chąsiebnie

References