ꙁвѣрь

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See also: звѣрь

Old Novgorodian

Birchbark letter no. 199 (c. 1240‒1260)

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zvě̑rь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źwēˀrís, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwer-is (wild animal), from *ǵʰwer- (wild). First attested in c. 1240‒1260. Cognate with Old East Slavic звѣрь (zvěrĭ), Old Church Slavonic звѣрь (zvěrĭ), Old Polish źwierz.

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: ꙁвѣ‧рь

    Noun

    ꙁвѣрь (zvěrĭm[1]

    1. (hapax) beast, wild animal
      • c. 1240‒1260, Onfim, translated by Schaeken, Jos (2019) Voices on Birchbark (SSGL; 43)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, Берестяная грамота № 199, Novgorod:
        ѧ ꙁвѣре
        zvěre
        I am a beast.

    References

    1. ^ Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004) Древненовгородский диалект (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: Languages of Slavic Cultures, →ISBN, page 741

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