Grudzień – łudzień.
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What it means
“December is the month of illusions.” December may bring mild weather that gives a false hope of early spring. The rhyme points to the month’s changeable weather.
Vocabulary
- grudzień — December
- łudzić — to deceive, to delude
- łudzień — month of delusion (coined rhyming word)
Grammar note
A nominal sentence. 'Łudzień' is a nonce word coined purely for the rhyme with 'grudzień', derived from 'łudzić' (to deceive).
Cultural context
One of many Polish month-name rhyming proverbs used to characterise the weather of each month.
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