слѣпе

Old Novgorodian

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested in the after 1045 as ⱄⰾⱑⱂⱏⰺ (slěpŷi, nom. sg.). Inherited from Proto-Slavic *slě̑pъ, further origins unclear. Cognate with Old East Slavic слѣпъ (slěpŭ), Old Ruthenian слѣпы́й (slěpýj), Old Church Slavonic слѣпъ / ⱄⰾⱑⱂⱏ (slěpŭ), Old Polish ślepy, Polabian slepĕ.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: слѣ‧пе

Adjective

слѣпе • (slěpe)

  1. blind
    • 2nd half of 11th century ‒ 1352, Novgorod First Chronicle (Synod Scroll), Novgorod Republic:
      [] · а ·г҃· доужь · слѣпꙑи ѿ маркова острова · []
      [] · a 3 dužĭ · slěpyi otŭ markova ostrova · []
      []
    • c. AD, [1], ():
      Ⱄⱅⱃⱏⰹ ⱂⰻⱄⰰⰾⱏ ⱄⰾⱑⱂⱏⰺ
      Strŷi pisalŭ slěpŷi
      Stroy wrote blind [probably meant “half-blind” or “nearsighted”]

Declension