ꙗстребъ

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Old Ruthenian

ꙗ́стребъ

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Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ꙗ́стрѧбъ (jástrębŭ), from Proto-Slavic *àstrę̄bъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ṓˀśuptrembas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ōḱú-pth₂r̥ + *-(V)mbʰ + *-os, from *h₂eḱ-us (swift, fast) + *pter- (wing). Cognate with Russian я́стреб (jástreb), Old Czech jestřáb.

Noun

ꙗстребъ (jastrebm animal

  1. hawk, goshawk
    чи ѡт розꙋма твоего летает ꙗстребъ простираеть крыла свои кь югꙋči ot rozuma tvojeho letajet jastreb prostirajetʹ kryla svoʲi kʹ juhu(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    цена птахам… ꙗстребъ великиⸯ три рубли грошеⸯcena ptaxam… jastreb velikij tri rubli hrošej(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    збежалисе люди вшетечни, ꙗко ꙗстрабовеzbežalise ljudi všetečni, jako jastrabove(please add an English translation of this usage example)

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