меꙁа

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

Old Pskovian s–sh and z–zh merger ‒ “shokanye” («шоканье») or lisping.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ме‧за

Noun

меꙁа • (mezʹa) f

1. Old Pskovian form of межа (meža, “border, boundary”)
   • c. 1140 – 1220, Boundary stone of Vorotka^[1], Izborsk (Truvor's Hillfort):

     меꙁѧ ¶ насѧ чсть Воротьк[ов]а

     mezę ¶ nasę cʹstĭ Vorotĭk[ov]a

     Boundary. Our part, [part] of Vorotka.