wielmi

Old Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *velьmi. Displaced by barzo.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

wielmi

  1. (attested in Lesser Poland, Masovia, Greater Poland) very, very much (to a high degree or intensity)
    1. loudly
      • 1874-1891 [XV p. pr.], Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności[3], [4], [5], volume XVI, page 349:
        Przyspyewal vyelmy concinit
        [Przyśpiewał wielmi concinit]
    2. (attested in Sieradz-Łęczyca, Greater Poland) very many, very much (in a large number or amount)

Descendants

  • Ukrainian: ве́льми (vélʹmy)

Further reading