ai̯băroi̯

Polabian

Alternative forms

ai̯bəroi̯

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *(ob)varovati. By surface analysis containing the prefix ai̯-, with an otherwise unattested infinitive (cf. boroi̯).

Verb

ai̯băroi̯ ?

save!, preserve! (second-person or third-person singular imperative)
Synonyms: agoi̯, boroi̯
- 1705, Christian Hennig, Vocabularium Venedicum
  Büsatz eybaróy
  Büzăc ai̯băroi̯
  May God protect you!
- 1725, Johann Parum Schultze, Die Wendländische Bauernchronik
  Bug heybarro
  Büg ai̯băroi̯
  May God protect you!

References

Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co, page 32
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Lehr-Spławiński, T., Polański, K. (1962) “ai̯bəroi̯”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 1 (A – ďüzd), Wrocław, Warszawa etc.: Ossolineum, page 3