sod (stratum of soil)
→
oath
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Relation type | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
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| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Old East Slavic | |
| lexeme | дернъ, дьрънъ | |
| meaning 1 | sod (stratum of soil) | |
| direction | → | |
| meaning 2 | oath | |
| reference | Sreznevskij: 1, 654 Anikin RES: 13, 251 | |
| comment | a cut piece of sod was placed on the head when taking an oath овъ же дрьнъ въскроущь на главѣ покладаѧ присѧгоу творить (XI в) |
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