Na święty Wawrzyniec, wolny przez pola gościniec
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What it means
“On Saint Lawrence’s Day, the road through the fields is free.” Tied to August 10th (St. Lawrence), this proverb means the harvest is well underway and the field paths are clear of standing crops.
Vocabulary
- wolny — free, clear, unobstructed
- gościniec — road, highway, country road
- przez pola — through the fields (accusative plural)
Grammar note
'Przez pola' uses the accusative plural of 'pole' after 'przez' (through).
Cultural context
St. Lawrence's Day (August 10) falls in the middle of the summer harvest, when grain had been cut and the field roads were passable again.
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