krzcić
Old Polish
Alternative forms
- chrzcić, krcić, krścić
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krьstiti. By surface analysis, krzest + -ić.
Verb
krzcić impf
- (transitive, Christianity) to baptize (to perform the sacrament of baptism)
- (transitive) to hold during baptism
- Żona jednego dobrego człowieka krzciła dziecię, słowie kmotrą została.
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- (transitive) to cross (to make the sign of the cross over something or someone)
- (reflexive) to get baptized
- K temu Janowi wychodziła wszytka żydowska ziemia i krzcili sie w Jordanie.
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Related terms
adjective
- krzestny
noun
- krciny
Descendants
- Polish: chrzcić
Further reading
M. Arcta Słownik Staropolski/Krzcić on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource pl- B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “krzcić”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN