Reconstruction:Old Novgorodian/кѣвьѥ

This Old Novgorodian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Novgorodian

Etymology

Expected reflex of Proto-Slavic *cěvьje (from an earlier pre-palatalized form *kěvьje). By surface analysis, *кѣвь (*kěvĭ) +‎ -ьѥ (-ĭje).

Reconstructed based on the dialectal Russian кевьё (kevʹjó, “holder, long flail stick”)[1], originating from Old Novgorodian and Old Pskovian, where the most important feature was the absence of the second palatalization of the velar *k, *g, *x in the position before *ě and *i, which were only softened to [kʲ], [ɡʲ], [xʲ].[2] Compare with Old East Slavic цѣвьѥ (cěvĭje), Russian цевьё (cevʹjó).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: *кѣ‧вь‧ѥ

Noun

кѣвьѥ • (kěvĭje) n

  1. holder, long flail stick

Descendants

  • → Russian: кевьё (kevʹjó) (dialectal)

References

  1. ^ SP, vol. 2, page 86‒87: “cěvьje (kěvьje)”, page 87: “кевьё́”
  2. ^ DND2, §2.7 page 41‒45
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