бѣле
Old Novgorodian edit
Etymology edit
First attested in c. 1160‒1180. Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělъ. Cognate with Old East Slavic бѣлъ (bělŭ), Russian бе́лый (bélyj), Old Czech bielý, Old Polish biały.
Adjective edit
бѣле (běle)
- white
- c. 1160‒1180, Roman K. Kovalev, transl., Берестяная грамота № 429 [Birchbark letter no. 429][1], Novgorod:
- … е҃· роужьнꙑхо а три бѣла оков(ьц)ь мѣд[ѧн]… гълько ларь
- … e:· ružĭnyxo a tri běla okov(ĭc)ĭ měd[ęn]… gŭlĭko larĭ
- … five colored in red and three white, a copper-bonded case, a pitcher (washbasin), a chest.
Declension edit
Short declension of бѣле (hard o/a stem)
Long declension of бѣле (hard o/a stem)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “бѣла (letter no. 2), c. 1360‒1380”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
- “бѣла (letter no. 429), c. 1160‒1180”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
- “бѣлого (letter no. 539), c. 1380‒1400”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
- “бѣлыи”, in Берестяные грамоты – Национальный корпус русского языка [Birchbark Letters – Russian National Corpus], https://ruscorpora.ru/, 2003–2024