блѧдь
See also: блядь
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *blędь (“error”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-.
Noun
блѧдь • (blędĭ) f
- idle talk
- “ⰱⰾⱔⰴⰹ (line 14, leaf 155)”, in Codex Assemanius [Vat. Slav. 3] (in Old Church Slavonic), Vatican Library, 10xx?, page Lk:24:11:
- ⰻ ⰰⰲⰹⱎⱔ ⱄⱔ ⱂⱃⱑⰴⱐ ⱀⰻⰿⰻ· ⱑⰽⱁ ⰱⰾⱔⰴⰹ ⰳⰾ҃ⰻ ⰻⱈⱏ· ⰻ ⱀⰵ ⰻⰿⰰⰰⱈⱘ ⰲⱑⱃⱏⰻ ⰻⰿⱏ·
- i avišę sę prědĭ nimi· ěko blędi gl҃i ixŭ· i ne imaaxǫ věry imŭ·
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- “ⰱⰾⱔⰴⰹ (line 14, leaf 155)”, in Codex Assemanius [Vat. Slav. 3] (in Old Church Slavonic), Vatican Library, 10xx?, page Lk:24:11:
Declension
Declension of блѧдь (i-stem)
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | блѧдь blędĭ | блѧди blędi | блѧди blędi |
| Accusative | блѧдь blędĭ | блѧди blędi | блѧди blędi |
| Genitive | блѧди blędi | блѧдью, блѧдию blędĭju, blędiju | блѧдьи, блѧдии blędĭj, blędij |
| Locative | блѧди blędi | блѧдью, блѧдию blędĭju, blędiju | блѧдьхъ blędĭxŭ |
| Dative | блѧди blędi | блѧдьма blędĭma | блѧдьмъ blędĭmŭ |
| Instrumental | блѧдьѭ, блѧдиѭ blędĭjǫ, blędijǫ | блѧдьма blędĭma | блѧдьми blędĭmi |
| Vocative | блѧди blędi | блѧди blędi | блѧди blędi |
Derived terms
- блѧдение (blędenie)
- блѧдиволюбивъ (blędivoljubivŭ)
- блѧдивъ (blędivŭ)
- блѧдословиѥ (blędoslovije)
- блѧдословьць (blędoslovĭcĭ)
- блѧдьникъ (blędĭnikŭ)
- блѧдьнъ (blędĭnŭ)
- блѧсти (blęsti)
- изблѧд (izblęd)
- изблѧсти (izblęsti)
- любоблѧдивъ (ljuboblędivŭ)
Related terms
- блѫдъ (blǫdŭ)
Noun
блѧдь • (blędĭ) m
- idle talker, windbag
- Ретъко, editor (1025±50?), “блѧдь”, in Codex Suprasliensis (in Old Church Slavonic), page (leaf) 79.5, line 1:
- алеѯандръ рече· азъ глаголѧ се не блѧдѫ· аште ли то тебе послоушаѭ· то не тъчьѭ блѧдь ѥсмъ нъ и ѫродъ· ѫродоуѭтъ бо словеса твоꙗ·
- aleksandrŭ reče· azŭ glagolę se ne blędǫ· ašte li to tebe poslušajǫ· to ne tŭčĭjǫ blędĭ jesmŭ nŭ i ǫrodŭ· ǫrodujǫtŭ bo slovesa tvoja·
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- Ретъко, editor (1025±50?), “блѧдь”, in Codex Suprasliensis (in Old Church Slavonic), page (leaf) 79.5, line 1:
Declension
Declension of блѧдь (i-stem)
| Case | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | блѧдь blędĭ | блѧди blędi | блѧдьѥ, блѧдиѥ blędĭje, blędije |
| Accusative | блѧдь blędĭ | блѧди blędi | блѧди blędi |
| Genitive | блѧди blędi | блѧдью, блѧдию blędĭju, blędiju | блѧдьи, блѧдии blędĭj, blędij |
| Locative | блѧди blędi | блѧдью, блѧдию blędĭju, blędiju | блѧдьхъ blędĭxŭ |
| Dative | блѧди blędi | блѧдьма blędĭma | блѧдьмъ blędĭmŭ |
| Instrumental | блѧдьмь blędĭmĭ | блѧдьма blędĭma | блѧдьми blędĭmi |
| Vocative | блѧди blędi | блѧди blędi | блѧдьѥ, блѧдиѥ blędĭje, blędije |
Descendants
- → Belarusian: блядзь (bljadzʹ)
- → Polish: bladź
- → Russian: блядь (bljadʹ)
- → Ukrainian: блядь (bljadʹ)
Further reading
- Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “блѧдь”, in Staroslavjanskij slovarʹ (po rukopisjam X—XI vekov) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 93
- Karl Meyer (1935), “блѧдь”, in Altkirchenslavisch-griechisches Wörterbuch des Codex Suprasliensis (in German), Glückstadt, Hamburg: Verlag J. J. Augustin, page 12
- Vatroslav Jagić (1883), “блѧдъ”, in Памятникъ глаголической письменности. Маріинское четвероевангеліе съ примѣчаніями и приложеніями. (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 480
- А. Востоковъ (1843), “блѧди”, in Остромирово Евангеліе 1056-57 года. Съ приложеніемъ Греческаго текста Евангелій и съ грамматическими объясненіями. (in Russian), Санктпетербургъ: Типографія Императорской Академіи Наукъ, page 47
Old Novgorodian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *blędь.
Noun
блѧдь (blędĭ) f
- (vulgar) whore, slut, prostitute, courtesan
- …еи назовало еси сьтроу мою коровою и доцере блѧдею а нꙑнеца Ѳедо прьехаво оуслꙑшаво то слово и вꙑгонало сетроу мою и хотело потѧти… ― …ei nazovalo esi sĭtru moju korovoju i docere blędeju a nyneca Θedo prĭexavo uslyšavo to slovo i vygonalo setru moju i xotelo potęti… ― …and called my sister a prostitute, and my daughter a whore, now Fyodor, having arrived and heard about this accusation, drove my sister out and wanted to kill…
Further reading
- Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004), “блѧдь”, in Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect] (Studia philologica) (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: Languages of Slavic Cultures, →ISBN, page 712 of 872
- “…еи назовало еси сьтроу мою коровою и доцере блѧдею… (document № 531)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2023
Old Ruthenian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic блѧдь (blędĭ), from Proto-Slavic *blędь.[1][2][3] Cognate with Russian блядь (bljadʹ), Old Novgorodian блѧдь (blędĭ).
Noun
блѧдь • (bljadʹ) f
- (vulgar) whore, slut, prostitute, courtesan
- fatherlessness (illegitimate child)
Derived terms
- блѧдливость (bljadlivostʹ)
- блѧдливый (bljadlivyj)
- блѧдство (bljadstvo)
- выблѧдокъ (vybljadok)
Descendants
- Belarusian: блядзь (bljadzʹ), бляць (bljacʹ)
- Rusyn: блядь (bljadʹ)
- Ukrainian: блядь (bljadʹ)
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old East Slavic блѧдь (blędĭ), borrowed from Old Church Slavonic блѧдь (blędĭ), from Proto-Slavic *blędь.[3]
Noun
блѧ́дь • (bljádʹ) f
- lie, deception
Noun
блѧ́дь • (bljádʹ) m
- buffoon, jester, fool
Derived terms
- блѧде́нїє (bljadénije)
- блѧди́вый (bljadívyj)
- блѧднѧ (bljadnja)
- блѧдословъ (bljadoslov)
- блѧдосло́вець (bljadoslóvecʹ)
- блѧдословїє (bljadoslovije)
- блѧдосло́вити (bljadoslóviti)
- блѧдословный (bljadoslovnyj)
- блѧ́дословство (bljádoslovstvo)
References
- Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*blędь”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological Dictionary of Slavic Languages] (in Russian), issue 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 114
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982), “блядь”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – Г), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 215
- Anikin, A. E. (2009), “блядь”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 3 (бе – болдыхать), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 277
Further reading
- Zhurawski, A. I., editor (1983), “блядь”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), issue 2 (биецъ – варивный), Minsk: Navuka i tekhnika, page 79
- Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1994), “блѧдь”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), issue 2 (б – богуславецъ), Lviv: Krypiakevych I.U.S., →ISBN, page 128