бѣле

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

First attested in c. 1160‒1180. Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bělъ. Cognate with Old East Slavic бѣлъ (bělŭ), Russian бе́лый (bélyj), Old Czech bielý, Old Polish biały.

Adjective

бѣле (běle)

white
- c. 1160‒1180, Roman K. Kovalev, transl., Берестяная грамота № 429 [Birchbark letter no. 429]‎, Novgorod:
  … е҃· роужьнꙑхо а три бѣла оков(ьц)ь мѣд[ѧн]… гълько ларь
  … e:· ružĭnyxo a tri běla okov(ĭc)ĭ měd[ęn]… gŭlĭko larĭ
  … five colored in red and three white, a copper-bonded case, a pitcher (washbasin), a chest.
- c. 1360‒1380, Берестяная грамота № 2 [Birchbark letter no. 2]‎, Novgorod:
  мѣкꙋѥвь бѣла росомꙋха ꙋ фомѣ ·г҃· кꙋници ꙋ мики ·в҃· кꙋници …
  měkujevĭ běla rosomuxa u fomě ·g:· kunici u miki ·v:· kunici …
  In Mikuev is a white wolverine. Foma has 3 martens. Mika has 2 martens …
- c. 1380‒1400, Берестяная грамота № 539 [Birchbark letter no. 539]‎, Novgorod:
  … мосиѧ оу бѣлого …
  … mosię u bělogo …
  … Moses, at the white …

Declension

Short declension of бѣле (hard o/a stem)

	masculine	neuter	feminine
	singular
nominative	бѣле běle	бѣло bělo	бѣла běla

Long declension of бѣле (hard o/a stem)

	masculine	neuter	feminine
	singular
nominative	бѣлеи bělei	бѣлоѥ běloje	бѣлаꙗ bělaja

Related terms

Old Novgorodian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰel- (shiny)‎ (0 c, 1 e)

Further reading

“бѣла (letter no. 2), c. 1360‒1380”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
“бѣла (letter no. 429), c. 1160‒1180”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
“бѣлого (letter no. 539), c. 1380‒1400”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
“бѣлыи”, in Берестяные грамоты – Национальный корпус русского языка [Birchbark Letters – Russian National Corpus], https://ruscorpora.ru/, 2003–2024

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