Category:Old Ruthenian terms by usage

Old Ruthenian terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Old Ruthenian archaic terms: Old Ruthenian terms that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature and still sometimes used for special effect.
• Category:Old Ruthenian colloquialisms: Old Ruthenian terms that are likely to be used primarily in casual conversation rather than in more formal written works, speeches, and discourse.
• Category:Old Ruthenian dialectal terms: Old Ruthenian terms that are not used in standard language but only in dialects.
• Category:Old Ruthenian higher register terms: Old Ruthenian terms belonging to a higher linguistic register, such as literary terms; such terms are somewhat less common or known.
• Category:Old Ruthenian terms with historical senses: Old Ruthenian terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
• Category:Old Ruthenian terms with rare senses: Old Ruthenian rarely used terms or terms with rarely used senses.
• Category:Old Ruthenian vulgarities: Old Ruthenian terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.