a rwan diabłu

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Polish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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a rwan diabłu

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

Further reading

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  • 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