"либь" meaning in Old East Slavic

See либь in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlibɪ/, /ˈlʲibʲɪ/, /ˈlʲibʲ/, /ˈlibɪ/ (note: ca. 9ᵗʰ CE), /ˈlʲibʲɪ/ (note: ca. 11ᵗʰ CE), /ˈlʲibʲ/ (note: ca. 13ᵗʰ CE) Forms: libĭ [romanization]
Etymology: First attested in c. 1110‒1118 in Primary Chronicle. Borrowed from Old Novgorodian *либь (*libĭ), from Finnic languages, seems from Estonian liivi (“Livs, Livonians”), further origins unclear. Cognate with Latvian lībis, Lithuanian lybis, Livonian lībi. Etymology templates: {{etydate|c|1110‒1118}} First attested in c. 1110‒1118, {{bor+|orv|zle-ono|*либь}} Borrowed from Old Novgorodian *либь (*libĭ), {{der|orv|urj-fin}} Finnic, {{der|orv|et|liivi|t=Livs, Livonians}} Estonian liivi (“Livs, Livonians”), {{unk|orv|origins unclear}} origins unclear, {{cog|lv|lībis}} Latvian lībis, {{cog|lt|lybis}} Lithuanian lybis, {{cog|liv|lībi}} Livonian lībi Head templates: {{head|orv|noun|||||||||||||g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sc=|tr=}} либь (libĭ) f, {{orv-noun|f}} либь (libĭ) f
  1. (collective) Livs, Livonians (a Finno-Ugric people inhabiting the coast of the Gulf of Riga, i.e. Livonia) Wikipedia link: Andrey Zaliznyak, Oleg Trubachyov, Primary Chronicle, ru:Преображенский, Александр Григорьевич Tags: collective, feminine
    Sense id: en-либь-orv-noun-WCyPHzSo Categories (other): Old East Slavic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "ipa": "/ˈlʲibʲɪ/"
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