Re: [tied] Re: Slavic "drag-"

From: Jim Rader
Message: 28648
Date: 2003-12-19

<Dragoj> looks like Russified Church Slav(on)ic, <dragij>
unadulterated Church Slavic. You must be using a very old dictionary!

Jim

>
> And _dragotsennyj_ 'precious, invaluable' makes it into my pocket
> Russian dictionary. I'm not sure what the remark 'tserk. dragiy' in
> the entry for _dragoj_ means. Does it simply mean '_dragij_ under
> Church Slavonic influence'? Why does Alex want to know if a South
> Slavic form spread beyond South Slavic?
>
> Richard.
>