bósc

See also: bosc, Bosc, bość, bòsc, bóść, bōść, and bôsc

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bostì.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbwost͡s/
• Rhymes: -ost͡s
• Syllabification: bósc

Verb

bósc impf

1. (transitive, of animals) to gore, to ram (to hit with horns)
2. (intransitive, figuratively) to scowl
3. (intransitive, figuratively) to struggle
4. (intransitive, figuratively) to get tired while scything
5. (reflexive with sã, of rams, etc.) to butt one another

Further reading

• Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893] “bósc”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
• Sychta, Bernard (1967) “bosc”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 1 (A – Ǵ), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 49
• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “bóść”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “bóść”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “bósc”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
• “bòsc sã”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022