ⱃⰰⰱⰵ

Old Novgorodian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic рабъ (rabŭ).

Noun

ⱃⰰⰱⰵ • (rabe) m

  1. servant, slave
    • c. 1045, Iosif, graffito in St. Sophia cathedral:
      ⰳ҃ⰺ[ⱂⱁⰿⱁⰸⰺ] / ⱃⰰⰱ[ⱆ] / ⰺⱁⱄⰺ[ⱇⱆ]
      g:i[pomozi] / rab[u] / iosi[fu]
      Lord help / his servant / Iosif

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