Old Ruthenian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish barszcz, from Old Polish barszcz, from Proto-Slavic *bъrščь.[1] Doublet of борщъ (boršč).

Noun

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барщъ (barščm (related adjective барщовый)

  1. hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium)
    купили… хлеба резового, єецъ 10, соли, барщу, ласатиkupili… xleba rezovoho, jejecʹ 10, soli, baršču, lasati(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    длꙗ п. поборцовъ повꙗтовыхъ куп. барщу вꙗдро и батвинꙗdlja p. poborcov povjatovyx kup. baršču vjadro i batvinja(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    капусты, редки, репы и барщу робленого, за все заплатили золотыхъ дваkapusty, redki, repy i baršču roblenoho, za vse zaplatili zolotyx dva(please add an English translation of this usage example)
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Descendants

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  • Belarusian: баршч (baršč)

References

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  1. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “баршч”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 319

Further reading

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  • Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1982), “барщъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 1 (а – биенье), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 199