хащъ

Old Ruthenian

Etymology

Compare Polish chaszcz.

Noun

хащъ • (xašč) m

1. forest (mostly dense, impassable), thicket
2. prickly bush

Related terms

nouns

• хаща f (xašča)
• хащникъ m (xaščnik)

 

Descendants

• Belarusian: хашч (xašč)
• Ukrainian: хащ (xašč)

Further reading

• Dydyk-Meush, H. M., Slobodzianyk, O. Z. (2015) “хащъ”, in Українські краєвиди XVI–XVIII ст. [Ukrainian landscapes of 16ᵗʰ–18ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), Lviv: Kolo, →ISBN, page 334
• Tymchenko, E. K. (2003) “хащъ”, in Nimchuk, V. V., editor, Матеріали до словника писемної та книжної української мови XV–XVIII ст. [Materials for the Dictionary of the Written and Book Ukrainian Language of 15ᵗʰ–18ᵗʰ cc.] (in Ukrainian), volumes 2 (О – Я), Kyiv, New York: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S., →ISBN, page 460