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  What it means

  “February is shod in ice.” February is the coldest, most frozen month of the year. A folk observation about the harshness of mid-winter weather in Poland.

  Vocabulary

  • luty — February
  • lód — ice
  • kuty — shod, fitted with iron, forged

  Grammar note

  'W lód' uses the accusative of 'lód' after 'w' indicating direction/state. 'Okuty' is a past passive participle meaning 'shod' or 'bound in iron'.

  Cultural context

  A seasonal proverb from the Polish folk calendar. February's bitter cold is personified as a month armoured in ice.

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