кѣле

Old Novgorodian

FWOTD – 18 July 2018

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *cělъ (earlier Proto-Slavic *kělъ), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *káilas, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos.

Adjective

кѣле (kěle)

1. whole, intact
   • c. 1025-1050, Novgorod birch-bark letters, document № 247:

     а ꙁамъке кѣле а двьри кѣлѣ

     a zamŭke kěle a dvĭri kělě

     but the lock is whole and the doors are whole

Declension

Short declension of кѣле (hard o/a stem)

	singular
	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	кѣле kěle	кѣло kělo	кѣла kěla

Long declension of кѣле (hard o/a stem)

	singular
	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative	кѣлеи kělei	кѣлоѥ kěloje	кѣлаꙗ kělaja

References

• “кѣле, кѣлѣ (letter no. 247)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024