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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/vьrati

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (to speak) or onomatopoeic.

Verb

*vьrati impf[1]

  1. to conjure, to chant
  2. (secondary) to lie, to deceive, to swindle

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • *verskъ (scream), *verščiti (to scream)
  • *verva (uproar, tumult)
  • *vorъ (burglar)

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: врать (vratʹ)
  • South Slavic:

References

  1. Olander, Thomas (2001), vьrati: vьrǫ vьretь”, in Common Slavic accentological word list, Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:c lyve, sludre (PR 139)”

Further reading

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