далибогъ

Old Ruthenian

Etymology

Calque of Old Polish dalibóg. By surface analysis, univerbation of да (da) +‎ ли (li) +‎ богъ (boh). First attested in 1493.

Interjection

далибогъ • (daliboh)

  1. upon my word

Descendants
  • Ukrainian: далебі́ (dalebí)
  • Belarusian: далібог (dalibóh)

Further reading
  • Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1986), “далибогъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 7 (гляденье – девичество), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 235
  • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “далебі”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
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