dyjabeł

Old Polish

Alternative forms

dyjaboł

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Czech diábel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /dɨjaːbɛɫ/

IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /dɨjɒbɛɫ/

Noun

dyjabeł m animacy unattested

(folklore, religion, theology) devil (evil creature, the objectification of a hostile and destructive force)
Synonyms: bies, czart, dunder, dyjas, latalec
- c. 1301-1350, Kazania świętokrzyskie‎, page cr 8:
  Nepriiacele, to sø dyably, urocy cloueca gresnego, gloz sø... scrvsena vslisely
  [Nieprzyjaciele, to są dyjabli, wrodzy człowieka grzesznego, głos są... skruszenia usłyszeli]

Derived terms

adjectives

dyjabelski
dyjabli

Descendants

Polish: diabeł
Silesian: diŏboł

References

B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “dyjabeł”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

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