барщъ

Old Ruthenian
(sense 1)

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish barszcz, from Old Polish *barszcz, from Proto-Slavic *bъrščь.[1] Doublet of борщъ (boršč).

Noun

барщъ • (baršč) m (related adjective барщовый)

  1. hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium)
    купили… хлеба резового, єецъ 10, соли, барщу, ласати ― kupili… xleba rezovoho, jejecʹ 10, soli, baršču, lasati ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    длꙗ п. поборцовъ повꙗтовыхъ куп. барщу вꙗдро и батвинꙗ ― dlja p. poborcov povjatovyx kup. baršču vjadro i batvinja ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    капусты, редки, репы и барщу робленого, за все заплатили золотыхъ два ― kapusty, redki, repy i baršču roblenoho, za vse zaplatili zolotyx dva ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Old Ruthenian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰers-‎ (0 c, 2 e)

Descendants
  • Belarusian: баршч (baršč)

References
  1. Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1978), “баршч”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 1 (А – бячэ́йка), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 319

Further reading
  • Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1982), “барщъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 1 (а – биенье), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 199
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