сьбро

Old Novgorodian

FWOTD – 23 April 2018

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sьrebro.

Noun

сьбро (sĭbro) n

1. silver
   • c. 1200–1220, Novgorod birch-bark letters, document № 531:

     ѧꙁо солю :д҃: дворѧно по гривене сьбра

     ęzo solju :d:: dvoręno po grivene sĭbra

     I am sending four nobles after grivnas of silver [i.e. to collect a fine].

References

• “по гривене сьбра (letter no. 531)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024