Polabian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *wánsa, from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ-.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vǫ̇s m ?

  1. beard
    • ca. 1725, Johann Parum Schultze, Wendische Chronik, Jugler manuscript edition, quoted in August Schleicher: Laut- und Formenlehre der polabischen Sprache, St. Petersburg, published 1871, page 8:
      Täu mohss wiltje wungs zaa viel vlassa.
      [tåi̯ mos vilťĕ vǫ̇s så vilĕ vlåsåi̯]
      You have a big beard with lots of hair.

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References

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3=6

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Polański, Kazimierz (1994) “vǫ̇s”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka Drzewian połabskich [Etymological Dictionary of the Polabian Drevani Language] (in Polish), number 6 (un – źornü), Warszawa: Energeia, →ISBN, page 1042

2=179

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Polański, Kazimierz, James Allen Sehnert (1967) “vǫs”, in Polabian-English Dictionary, The Hague, Paris: Mouton & Co

  • Olesch, Reinhold (1973) “Wungs”, in Thesaurus Linguae Dravaenopolabicae [Thesaurus of the Drevani language] (in German), volumes 3: T – Z, Cologne, Vienna: Böhlau Verlag, →ISBN, page 1542