boże rany

Polish

Etymology

Literally, “God's wounds”.

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.ʐɛ ˈra.nɘ/

Noun

boże rany nvir pl

1. (Chełmno, Roman Catholicism) discipline (self-flagellation from the service on Fridays after monasteries)
2. (Chełmno, Roman Catholicism) discipline (light hitting of children with a rod on Holy Friday to remind them of the Passion of the Lord)

Further reading

• Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “boże rany”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 128