Old Novgorodian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dъždžьcь, 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, дъжгь (dŭźgĭ, rain) +‎ -ьць (-ĭćĭ). First attested in 1114. Cognate with Ukrainian доще́ць (doščécʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: дъ‧жгь‧ць

Noun

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дъжгьць (dŭźgĭćĭm

  1. (Old Pskovian, hapax) diminutive of дъжгь (dŭžgĭ): small rain
    дожгьцю бꙑвшю и тучи велиции. пшеница с водою. многою смъшена спаде.
    doźgĭćju byvśju i tući velićii. pśenića ś vodoju. mnogoju śmŭśena śpade.
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References

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

Further reading

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  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “дъжгьць”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ[2] (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 754
  • Avanesov, R. I., editor (1990), “дъжгьць”, in Словарь древнерусского языка (XI–XIV вв.): в 10 т. (in Russian), volume 3 (добродѣтельно – изжечисѧ), Moscow: Russian Lang., →ISBN, page 117