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gwoli.

denotes the aim of an action; for; for the sake of, with the aim of

5 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

prep/ˈɡvɔ.li//ˈɡvɔ.li/Middle, Polish[ˈɡvɔ.li]Łowicz[ˈɡvɔ.li]

  1. denotes the aim of an action; for; for the sake of, with the aim of

    archaic · literary

  2. denotes the cause of an action; because of

    dialectal · obsolete
    Zdradzili dziewcynę gwoli siwyj brodzie.

  3. denotes the beneficent of something; for

    obsolete · rare

  4. due to, in accordance with

    archaic · formal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kom Proto-Indo-European *ku Proto-Indo-European *kʷom Proto-Slavic *kъ(n) Old Polish k Proto-Indo-European *wol-yeh₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *wáljāˀ Proto-Slavic *voľà Old Polish woli univ. Old Polish gwoli Polish gwoli Inherited from Old Polish gwoli. By surface analysis, univerbation of ku + woli.

adv/ˈɡvɔ.li//ˈɡvɔ.li/Middle, Polish[ˈɡvɔ.li]Łowicz[ˈɡvɔ.li]

  1. at will, in accordance with one's will

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kom Proto-Indo-European *ku Proto-Indo-European *kʷom Proto-Slavic *kъ(n) Old Polish k Proto-Indo-European *wol-yeh₂ Proto-Balto-Slavic *wáljāˀ Proto-Slavic *voľà Old Polish woli univ. Old Polish gwoli Polish gwoli Inherited from Old Polish gwoli. By surface analysis, univerbation of ku + woli.

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