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Zbbigniew
Posted Feb 28, 2009 11:18 AM
Priazn, Polish, Przyjaz'n'
Drug, druh = przyjaz'n'. It is a word which in several Polish regional "gwara" variations means something aking to dialekt, but which is rather btween dialect and a local slang. "Drug", or "druh" for a friend ia known all over Slavic world, very widely, in one or the other form. Both, and d"drug" and "druh" take form "druz'ba" in declination, and this means friendship. All over whole of country Poland, even untill now, the word "druz'ba" means a team of friends of the bridegroom at the nuptial feasts and ceremonies. Accordingly, a "druz'bant" means a bridegrooms "best friend". Accordingly are brides' female friends called "druz'bantki" and druz'nanka" is called the female "best friend" of the bride, and bridegrooms', too.
This custom and language is still well alive all over Poland untill now, except, may be, some jewish circles, which in any case wouldn't give a damn about Polish tradition, culture or language -unless they somehow profited by it - or some Germans who still are still left after German Okkupation of Poland by three disspartitions in past centuries and II WW. All other ethinc communities without exception, also use this word. In particular all Bielorussians, /Russians, Ukrainians,, but also Kaszub'ians as weoll as all mountainmen without exception which part of Polish mountain chains. Some ethnographic sources say, that also Sorbs, or Luzatioans, form territories conquerred and forcefully occupied by Germans between rivers Elba (Laba) and Odra - Wodra (Oder) also uze this word and tradition, vividely alive there till now. And they are no East or South Slavs, but west, as Poloes, Czechs and Slovacs. As I know, also South Slavs use this word frequently. Why not then 'drug" or druh" for a friend? Also in Poland was creatd, yet before the II WW organization named in pld Polish "Zadruga". Which means the ancient tribe like social form alive in all ancien Slavia. So, Druh" or d"drug" for friend seems to me as natural and obvious choice as it only can be...
I must add here, I'm often getting quite dissgusted with manipulative pushing ones theories having really very little with any scientiffic facts, except just pushing ones biased point of view. Allm thi8s with complete dissrigard of truth and facts about the word ethymology, ethongraphy, existing mutual links in all Slav languages, etc. |
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