Day 2 - Codex Suprasliensis

This day, the next example of Old Slavonic manuscripts - The Codex Suprasliensis (Супрасльская рукопись) - will be presented. It has to be studied with the knowledge of particular phonetics and grammar, which will be studied in the first hour. This includes information about vowels, consonants, and semi-vowels. We will learn to read words with reduced vowels in strong and weak positions. We will analyze the concept of vocalic consonants in the Old Slavic language (parallels with modern Slavic languages – Serbian and Croatian). Likewise, grammar concerning pronouns in Old Slavonic (and its relevance to modern Slavic languages) will be presented to the students.

  1. Curriculum
  2. Old Slavonic Online Course Syllabus
  3. Week 1 - Phonetics, Grammar and Texts
  4. Day 2 - Codex Suprasliensis  

Phonetics:

- the strengths and weaknesses of the reduced (semi-vowels);

- vocalic r and l with semi-vowels;

- the system of consonants – hard, semi-soft, soft.

Graphics:

- writing Ѧ;

- writing affricates ШТ (št) (with compare with Savva's book).

Grammar:

- pronouns in Old Slavic (categories, forms)

Text: The Codex Suprasliensis (Супрасльская рукопись, fragment)


 

Dictionary

 

вашь

your

камѣнъ

stone (adj)

сы

being

окамени (окаменити)

to petrify

срьдьца (срьдьце)

heart

прѣльстьникъ

liar, cheater

дияволъ

devil

прѣльстити

to trick, to lie

хоштетъ (хоштети)

to want

вас (вы)

your

невѣренъ

wrong, faithless, infidel

сътвори (сътворити)

to create

прѣбываите (прѣбывати)

to stay, to dwell

оубо

so

о сихъ (сеи)

about them

послоушаите (послоушати)

to listen

мене (я)

me

отъстѫпите (отъстѫпити)

to leave, to get away

бѣсования (бѣсование)

madness, insanity, craziness

ихъ (и)

them

мною (я)

me

повѣданъ

said (participle)

камыка (камыкъ)

stone

сего

this

оуслышати

to listen

чьстенъ

straight

приближите ся (приблизити ся)

to approach

зьрѣхѫ (зрити)

to look

видѣти

to see

нѣчто

something

боле

more

бываѭштиіхъ

being (participle)

конон

Conon (the name of the saint)

съ многомъ

with many

прѣштениѥмъ (прѣштениѥ)

menace, threat

въспрѣтівъ (въспрѣтіти)

to ban, to prohibit

коумиру (коумиръ)

idol

стоѧштоуоуму (стоѧштии)

standing (participle)

глаголи (глаголати)

to say

ми

we

кто

who

ѥсть (быти)

to be

ѥже

that, which

мноѭ (азъ)

me

проповѣдаѥмъ

preached (participle)

 

Dictionary of abbreviations (words under the title)

 

бъ

богъ

бзи

бози

стыи

святыи



 

Personal pronouns

 

 

singular

plural

1 person

азъ

мы

2 person

ты

вы