бѣле

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Old Novgorodian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

First attested in c. 1160‒1180. Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělъ. Cognate with Old East Slavic бѣлъ (bělŭ), Russian бе́лый (bélyj), Old Czech bielý, Old Polish biały.

Adjective[edit]

бѣле (běle)

  1. white
    • c. 1160‒1180, Roman K. Kovalev, transl., Берестяная грамота № 429 [Birchbark letter no. 429]‎[1], Novgorod:
      … е҃· роужьнꙑхо а три бѣла оков(ьц)ь мѣд[ѧн]… гълько ларь
      … e:· ružĭnyxo a tri běla okov(ĭc)ĭ měd[ęn]… gŭlĭko larĭ
      … five colored in red and three white, a copper-bonded case, a pitcher (washbasin), a chest.
    • c. 1360‒1380, Берестяная грамота № 2 [Birchbark letter no. 2]‎[2], Novgorod:
      мѣкꙋѥвь бѣла росомꙋха ꙋ фомѣ ·г҃· кꙋници ꙋ мики ·в҃· кꙋници …
      měkujevĭ běla rosomuxa u fomě ·g:· kunici u miki ·v:· kunici …
      In Mikuev is a white wolverine. Foma has 3 martens. Mika has 2 martens …
    • c. 1380‒1400, Берестяная грамота № 539 [Birchbark letter no. 539]‎[3], Novgorod:
      … мосиѧ оу бѣлого …
      … mosię u bělogo …
      … Moses, at the white …

Declension[edit]

Short declension of бѣле (hard o/a stem)
singular
masculine neuter feminine
nominative бѣле
běle 		бѣло
bělo 		бѣла
běla
Long declension of бѣле (hard o/a stem)
singular
masculine neuter feminine
nominative бѣлеи
bělei 		бѣлоѥ
běloje 		бѣлаꙗ
bělaja

Related terms[edit]

Old Novgorodian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰel- (shiny)‎ (0 c, 1 e)

Further reading[edit]

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