ѩꙁꙑке

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

PIE word
*dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jęzỳkъ.

Noun

ѩꙁꙑке (języke) m

1. a tongue
2. a language, speech
3. a prisoner for interrogation, captive that can reveal information on the enemy

Further reading

• “[ѧ]ꙁꙑко- (letter no. 321), c. 1340‒1360”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024

  Artsikhovsky, A. V., editor (1963), “Грамота № 321”, in Новгородские грамоты на бересте (1958–1961 гг.) [Novgorod letters on birchbark: 1958–1961] (in Russian), volume 6, Moscow: USSR Academy of Sciences Publishing House, page 11

  Yanin, V. L., Zaliznyak, A. A., editors (2000), “№ 321”, in Новгородские грамоты на бересте (1990–1996 гг.) [Novgorod letters on birchbark: 1990–1996] (in Russian), volume 10, Moscow: Russian Dictionaries, →ISBN, page 98

  Yanin, V. L., Zaliznyak, A. A., Gippius, A. A., editors (2015), “№ 321”, in Новгородские грамоты на бересте (2001–2014 гг.) [Novgorod letters on birchbark: 2001–2014] (in Russian), volume 12, Moscow: LRC Publishing House, →ISBN, page 223