орѫжьѥ

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Old Novgorodian

Alternative forms

  • ороужьѥ (oružĭje) — late

Etymology

First attested in 1359 as оружьѥ (oružĭje, acc. sg.). Inherited from Proto-Slavic *orǫžьje.

Noun

орѫжьѥ • (orǫžĭje) n

  1. weapon
    • c. AD, [1], ():
      + ст҃ꙑи Федоръ Тиронъ шедъ въ к(ла)дѧзь побѣди змиꙗ а бл҃гвилъ Михаил[ъ] и оруж[ь]ѥ далъ
      + st:yi Fedorŭ Tironŭ šedŭ vŭ k(la)dęzĭ pobědi zmija a bl:gvilŭ Mixail[ŭ] i oruž[ĭ]je dalŭ
      Saint Theodore Tyrone, having descended into the well, defeated the serpent, and Michael blessed him and gave him weapons.
    • c. 1400 – 1410, Birch bark letter no. 930[2], Novgorod (Nikitinsky excavation):
      […] · и види анг҃ла летѧща с нб҃сѣ ст҃го сисиниѧ · и сиха(ила) [н]аруци имуще ледѧнꙑ · а в руку · д[ѣ](ржа)ща ꙩружьꙗ пламена [·] […]
      […] · i vidi ang:la letęśća s nb:sě st:go sisiniję · i sixa(ila) [n]arući imuśće ledęny · a v ruku · d[jě](rža)śća oružĭja plamena [·] […]
      And he saw an angel flying from heaven ‒ Saint Sisinius and Sihail, wearing icy bracers (parts of military armor), and holding a flaming weapon in his hands.

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