siewier
Old Polish
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sěverъ, likely under the influence of the Czech cognate. The expected form *siewiór is not attested outside of onomastics. Cognates include Upper Sorbian sowjer, Czech sever, Slovak sever, Russian север (sever), Slovene sever. Displaced by Polish północ, originally meaning "midnight".
Noun
siewier m inan
- north (cardinal direction)
Derived terms
- (adjective) siewierny
Further reading
M. Arcta Słownik Staropolski/Siewier on the Polish Wikisource.Wikisource pl