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  What it means

  “On Saint Lawrence’s day, they hurry to the mill.” Tied to August 10th (St. Lawrence), this proverb marks the height of the grain harvest ; the grain is ready and millers are busy.

  Vocabulary

  • śpieszą — they hurry, they rush
  • młyn — mill
  • Wawrzyn — Lawrence (Polish form)

  Grammar note

  'Do młyna' uses the genitive after 'do' (to the mill). 'Śpieszą' is the third person plural of 'śpieszyć' (to hurry).

  Cultural context

  St. Lawrence's Day (August 10) falls in the middle of the summer grain harvest. Getting grain to the mill quickly was essential before it could spoil.

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