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Old Novgorodian
- бцела (bćela) — late form
Etymology
First attested in c. 1300‒1320. Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bьčelà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bikelā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰi-k-el-éh₂, from *bʰey- (“bee”). Cognate with Old East Slavic бьчела (bĭčela), Old Ruthenian бчола́ (bčolá), Old Church Slavonic бьчела / ⰱⱐⱍⰵⰾⰰ (bĭčela), Old Polish pszczoła.
Pronunciation
Noun
бьцела • (bĭćela) f
- bee
- (plural only) hive, beehive
c. 1300‒1320, Берестяная грамота № 766 , Novgorod:… себѣ которои вꙁѧли бч(елꙑ) …- … sebě kotoroi vzęli bć(jely) …
- … to himself, who took the hives …
c. 1300‒1320, Schaeken, Jos (2019) Voices on Birchbark (SSGL; 43), Leiden, Boston: Brill, transl., Берестяная грамота № Твер. 5 , Tver:… · шюига дубие переписꙑваете а целꙑ ти лаꙁило · ѧꙁо дубие ѿимаю по своеи мети а тесно сотесꙑваете · то мои дубо · ваше бортико ꙩкралосѧ первꙑ · …- … · šjuiga dubije perepisyvajete a ćely ti lazilo · jęzo dubije otimaju po svojei meti a tesno sotesyvajete · to moi dubo · vaše bortiko okralosę pervy · …
- Šujga is overwriting (the marks on) the oaks and has taken out honey from the hives, (saying:) “I am taking away the oaks on my own mark.” He is cutting away the ownership-mark, (saying:) “This is my oak. Your former beekeeper has fallen into robbery.”
Declension
Declension of бьцела (hard a-stem)
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