левъ

Old Ruthenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic львъ (lĭvŭ), from Proto-Slavic *lь̀vъ, borrowed from Gothic *𐌻𐌹𐍅𐌰 (*liwa), 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (laiwa), from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Cognate to Russian лев (lev).

Noun

левъ • (lev) m animal (feminine львица)

1. lion

   свꙗтому Герасиму срогиⸯ звѣр то ест левъ служилъ до смерти ― svjatomu Herasimu srohij zvěr to est lev služil do smerti ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Descendants

• Belarusian: леў (ljeŭ)
• Carpathian Rusyn: лев (lev)
• Ukrainian: лев (lev)

Further reading

• Hrynchyshyn, D. H., editor (1977), “левъ”, in Словник староукраїнської мови XIV–XV ст. [Dictionary of the Old Ukrainian Language of the 14ᵗʰ–15ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volume 1 (А – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 542
• Chikalo, M. I., editor (2010), “левъ”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 15 (конь – легковѣрны), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 252
• Bulyka, A. M., editor (1997), “левъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 16 (коржъ – лесничанка), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 316