barewnik

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Old Polish

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Etymology

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From barwa +‎ -nik. First attested in the 15th century.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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barewnik m pers

  1. one who paints their face or body; sometimes as a ritual
    • 1977 [XV ex.], “Vergili Georgicorum schedae Gnesnenses”, in Bogdanus Bolz, Wanda Żurowska-Górecka, editors, Symbolae Philologorum Posnaniensium, volume 3, page 78:
      Aspice et extremis, granycznymy, domitum cultoribus orbem easque domos Arabum, pictosque Gelonos barewnyczy
      [Aspice et extremis, granicznymi, domitum cultoribus orbem easque domos Arabum, pictosque Gelonos barewnicy]
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