Category:Old Ruthenian terms by usage

Old Ruthenian terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Old Ruthenian archaic terms: Old Ruthenian terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature, sometimes still used for special effect, and typically recognized by native speakers.
• Category:Old Ruthenian colloquialisms: Old Ruthenian terms that are likely to be used primarily in casual conversation rather than in more formal written works, speeches, and discourse.
• Category:Old Ruthenian dialectal terms: Old Ruthenian terms that are not used in standard language but only in dialects.
• Category:Old Ruthenian hapax legomena: Old Ruthenian terms that are attested only once in the entire corpus.
• Category:Old Ruthenian higher register terms: Old Ruthenian terms belonging to a higher linguistic register, such as literary terms; such terms are somewhat less common or known.
• Category:Old Ruthenian terms with rare senses: Old Ruthenian terms with individual senses that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.
• Category:Old Ruthenian terms with historical senses: Old Ruthenian terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
• Category:Old Ruthenian vulgarities: Old Ruthenian terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.