olować

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /ɔˈlɔ.vat͡ɕ/

Verb

olować impf

1. (intransitive, Far Masovian) to scurry, to rush (to run quickly)
2. (transitive, Far Masovian) to drive (to cause to run quickly)

   Nie olujta tak bydła, bo się pomęcy. ― Don't drive the cattle like that or else they'll get tired.

Further reading

• Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “olować”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 117