stwi

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Old Prussian

Preposition

stwi

  1. (local) here
  2. (temporal) then, so
    • 1561, Martin Luther, translated by Abel Will & Paul Megott, Stas Likuts Catechismus [The Small Catechism], →OCLC, page 101, line 17:
      Stwi billa
      ſtas ſmunents / ſta aſt ainawijdi kaulei eſſe maians
      kaūlins / bhe menſā eſſe maian menſan.
      The man said, 'This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh'.
  3. behold, here goes (call for attention)
  4. replaces pronominal adverb
    • 1561, Martin Luther, translated by Abel Will & Paul Megott, Stas Likuts Catechismus [The Small Catechism], →OCLC, page 89, line 12:
      beggi tennei budē kirſcha iouſan Du-
      ſin / kai quai ſtwi reckenauſnan pērſtan dāt turri.
      For they watch over your souls and will have to render an account in that regard.

References

  • Mažiulis, Vytautas (1997) “stwi”, in Prūsų kalbos etimologijos žodynas [Etymological dictionary of Old Prussian]‎ (in Lithuanian), volume 4, Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas, page 164