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  What it means

  “At a widow’s, bread is ready.” A widow who has run a household alone is capable and resourceful, so her table is always ready. It was sometimes used to encourage marriage to a widow.

  Vocabulary

  • wdowa — widow
  • chleb — bread
  • gotowy — ready, prepared

  Grammar note

  'U wdowy' uses the genitive of 'wdowa' after 'u'. 'Gotowy' agrees with 'chleb' (masculine nominative singular).

  Cultural context

  This reflects traditional rural Polish values around running a household and the practical strengths of a widow as a possible spouse.

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