Reconstruction:Old Novgorodian/кѣжь

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 *cěďь (from an earlier pre-palatalized form *kěďь). By surface analysis, *кѣдити (*kěditi) +‎ -и (-i, < *-jь).

Reconstructed based on the dialectal Russian кеж (kež, “rye jelly, oatmeal pottage”)[1][2], 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].[3] Compare with Old East Slavic цѣжь (cěžĭ), Russian цеж (cež).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: *кѣ‧жь

Noun

*кѣжь • (*kěžĭ) m

  1. rye jelly, oatmeal pottage

Descendants

  • → Russian: кеж (kež), кеш (keš) (dialectal)

References

  1. ^ SP, vol. 2, page 69: “cěďь (kěďь)”, “кеж”
  2. ^ ESRJa Vasmer, vol. 2, page 221: “кеж”
  3. ^ DND2, §2.7 page 41‒45
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