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odłowić

//ɔdˈwɔ.vit͡ɕ/ | /ɔˈdɫɔ.vit͡ɕ//
Polishverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to separate living animals by catching them
  2. 2.
    to ensnare, to trap, to capture (to catch living animals in traps, etc.)
  3. 3.
    The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include
    • Wſzák odpowiáda woł rzeźnikowi/ Mnima ze go ſwym rykiem odłowi.

  4. 4.
    The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
  5. 5.
    obsoleteto finish catching, to catch all the way

Etymology

From od- + łowić. First attested in 1588. Compare Russian отлови́ть (otlovítʹ).

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