Old Novgorodian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bezdъždžьje, ultimately from *dъ̀ždžь (rain) with Old Pskovian reflex *zdj > жг (źg) in comparison with the typical Eastern Old Novgorodian *zdj > *ждж (*ždž).[1] By surface analysis, беꙁ (beź, without) +‎ дъжгь (dŭźgĭ, rain) +‎ -ьѥ (-ĭje). First attested in the mid 11th century ‒ mid 12th century, and later exactly from 1124. Cognate with Old Ruthenian бездожджьє (bezdoždžʹje), Old Church Slavonic бездъждиѥ (bezdŭždije).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: бе‧ꙁдъ‧жгь‧ѥ

Noun

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беꙁдъжгьѥ (beźdŭźgĭjen

  1. (Old Pskovian) rainlessness, drought
    да в годину беꙁдожгиꙗ да бы вдалъ на ꙁемлю дождь.
    da v godinu beźdoźgija da by vdalŭ na źemlju doźdĭ.
    let in times of drought, let rain fall on the ground
    оу се же лѣто бꙑс̑ беꙁдожгьѥ
    u śe źe lěto byś̑ beźdoźgĭje
    that same summer there was a drought
    беꙁдожгиѥ многоbeźdoźgije mnogoa lot of drought
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References

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  1. ^ Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004) “§ 2.10”, in Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect]‎[1] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: Languages of Slavic Cultures, →ISBN, page 48

Further reading

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  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “бездъждиѥ = бездождиѥ = бездъжгиѥ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎[2] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 55
  • Avanesov, R. I., editor (1988), “бездъжгиѥ см. бездъжиѥ”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.): в 10 т. [Dictionary of the Old Russian Language (11ᵗʰ–14ᵗʰ cc.): in 10 vols] (in Russian), volume 1 (а – възаконѧтисѧ), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 116