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Old East Slavic Old East Slavic (traditionally also Old Russian; be, старажытнаруская мова; russian: древнерусский язык; uk, давньоруська мова) was a language used during the 9th–15th centuries by East ...
(or its
dialects The term dialect (from Latin , , from the Ancient Greek word , 'discourse', from , 'through' and , 'I speak') can refer to either of two distinctly different types of linguistic phenomena: One usage refers to a variety of a language that is ...
where particularly ts–ch are merged) during 8th–13th centuries.


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List of words

List structure: * Old East Slavic: Latvian "meaning" * [] contain alternative/other form


Orthodoxy

* крьстъ: krusts [krists] "cross". Possibly 'u' from Latin crux "cross". * божьница: baznīca aznîca"church". * говѣти: gavēt avêt"to fast" * грамота: grāmata rãmata"book" * грѣхъ: grēks rę̀ks"sin" * хоругꙑ: karogs aruõgs"flag, banner" * недѣлꙗ: nedēļa edẽļa"week" * *свѧтъкъ �вꙗтокъ svētki vę̀tki"holiday, celebration" * свѧтъ: svēts vę̀ts"holy, sacred" * звонъ: zvans "bell" * поганъ: pagãns "pagan, heathen". Alternatively from Latin.


Society or government

* рубежь: robeža ùobeža"border, frontier" * сѫдъ: sods ùods"penalty, punishment". * тълкъ: tulks ũlks, tul̃ks"interpreter, translator" * погостъ: pagasts "parish?" * право: prāva rāvas"lawsuit?" * пълкъ: pulks ùlks, pul̂ks"regiment" * страдати: strādāt tràdât"to work" * человѣкъ чьловѣкъ cilvēks ìlvę̃ks"human, person" * мѣсто: miẽsts "village" * боꙗринъ: bajãrs "boyar" * сѫди: sùoģis "judge"


Trading

* търгъ: tirgus ìrgus"market". Unless related ('ъ' > 'u' is expected). * безмѣнъ: bezmēns ęzmę̄ns, vęzmę̄ns"steelyard" * цѣна: cena "price" * мꙑто: muita uĩta"customs (duty)" * скупъ: skops kùops"stingy, miserly"


Household

* кожухъ: kažoks ažuõks"fur coat" * мѫка: mokas uõkas"torment, agony" * сума: soma uoma"bag" * истъба: istaba stuba, ustaba, ustuba"room (building)" * дуда: dūdas ũda"bagpipe" * котьлъ: katls "boiler" * кꙑсель: ķīselis "kissel" * мѧтьлъ: mētelis ètelis"coat (garment)" * сапогъ забогъ.html" ;"title="span title="also запогъ, сабогъ">забогъ">span title="also запогъ, сабогъ">забогъ zābaks (zàbaks) "boot (footwear)". * жьзлъ: zizlis izls"wand, baton" * ножь: nazis "knife" * стькло: stikls "glass"


Other

* *Кривъ: krìevs "Russian (person)". Compare Russian кривичи " Krivichs". * пустъ: posts uõstsref name="Young"/> * богатъ: bagāts agâts"rich, wealthy" * думати: domāt uõmât"to think" * дума: doma uõma"thought, idea, opinion" * умъ: oma ôma"mood (mind)". Or at least partly inherited. * сулити: solīt ùolît"to promise" * хꙑтръ: neķītrs "obscene, dirty, lewd" * поваръ: pavārs avãrs"cook" * капуста: kāposti àpuõsts"cabbage" * сѣра: sērs ę̃rs"sulfur" * бѣда: bēda ę̀da"sorrow, grief"


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Further reading

* * * * {{cite book, year=1912, volume=3, url=http://dlib.rsl.ru/viewer/01004012016, first=Izmail, last=Sreznevsky, title=Материалы для словаря древнерусского языка по письменным памятникам , location=St. Petersburg, author-link=Izmail_Sreznevsky Latvian language Eastern Orthodoxy in Latvia Old_East_Slavic