Old Ruthenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic львъ (lĭvŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lь̀vъ, borrowed from Gothic *𐌻𐌹𐍅𐌰 (*liwa), 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa), from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Cognate to Russian лев (lev).

Noun

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левъ (levm animal (feminine львица)

  1. lion
    свꙗтому Герасиму срогиⸯ звѣр то ест левъ служилъ до смертиsvjatomu Herasimu srohij zvěr to est lev služil do smerti(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Descendants

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  • Belarusian: леў (ljeŭ)
  • Carpathian Rusyn: лев (lev)
  • Ukrainian: лев (lev)

Further reading

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  • Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “левъ”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 542
  • Chikalo, M. I., editor (2010), “левъ”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 15 (конь – легковѣрны), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 252
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    Bulyka, A. M., editor (1997), “левъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 16 (коржъ – лесничанка), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 316