Old Prussianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌəʊld ˈprʌʃn/, U.S.

/ˌoʊl(d) ˈprəʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., Prussian adj.

Etymology: < old adj. + Prussian adj. Compare German altpreußisch, adjective (1684).

Now historical.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or designating a West Baltic language formerly spoken on the shores of the Baltic Sea east of the Vistula, or the culture and speakers of this language.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > ancient people of central and eastern Europe > [adjective]

Helvetian1559

Getan1572

Getic1573

Cimbrian1607

Old Prussian1765

Prussian1765

Cimbric1781

Bulgarian1797

1765 D. Fenning et al. New Syst. Geogr. (new ed.) II. 76/1 Some authors suppose that the former inhabitants, alluding to their proximity to the Russians, called themselves Porussi, or bordering on the Russians, for po, in the old Prussian language, signifies near.

1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture II. 218 The old Prussian serpent-worship and offering of food to the household snakes.

1917 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics IX. 488/1 References to Old Prussian religion occur in Lives of St. Adalbert.

1951 A. Spekke Hist. Latvia vi. 133 Christianus seems to have booked some success among the Old Prussian aristocracy.

1974 J. F. Levin (title) The Slavic element in the Old Prussian Elbing vocabulary.

B. n.

1. The West Baltic language of the Old Prussian people, surviving only in the form of fragmentary texts, the latest of which date from the 17th cent. Cf. Prussian n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Balto-Slavic > Baltic > Old Prussian

Old Prussian1841

Prussian1841

1841 R. G. Latham Eng. Lang. 3 The Livonian,..the Old Prussian, and the Lithuanian of Lithuania, constituting the Lithuanic stock [of languages].

1872 R. Morris Hist. Outl. Eng. Accidence i. 8 The Lettic Languages. (1) Old Prussian..(2) Lettish or Livonian..(3) Lithuanian.

1891 A. L. Mayhew Synopsis Old Eng. Phonol. p. xii Baltic-Slavonic, including Old Prussian, Lithuanian, Lettish, and Old Bulgarian.

1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. i. 13 A similar relation, though less close, was found to exist between the Baltic languages (Lithuanian, Lettish, and Old Prussian) and the Slavic.

1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia VII. 514/3 Old Prussian preserves many archaic Baltic features that do not occur in the related East Baltic languages.

1998 A. Dalby Dict. Langs. 64/2 Two dialects of Old Prussian are known from a 14th-century glossary in Pomesan dialect and 16th-century catechism in Samland dialect.

2. A member of a people inhabiting the shores of the Baltic Sea east of the Vistula up to the 17th cent., related linguistically to the Lithuanians and Latvians; a speaker of Old Prussian.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > ethnicities > Baltic peoples > [noun]

Letto1557

Lettonian1722

Lett1817

Old Prussian1856

1856 Ladies' Repository Apr. 243 The old Prussians called their trinity Perlunos, Pikollos, and Potrimpos.

1886 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 15 87 The Samogitians and old Prussians used to repel the ghostly squadrons by sword-cuts in the air.

1917 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics IX. 487/1 Both the Este and the Old Prussians drank mare's milk and mead.

1922 E. J. Harrison Lithuania ii. 32 In 1654 the Old Prussians..renounced their Balto-Lithuanian idiom in favour of German.

1946 T. G. Chase Story of Lithuania i. 3 The Old Prussians..were annihilated by the Teutonic Knights.

1999 D. S. Detwiler Germany: a Short Hist. (ed. 3) ii. 53 By the Golden Bull of Rimini in 1226, Emperor Frederick II had granted them title to all the lands conquered in the crusade against the Old Prussians.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	old prussian
释义	Old Prussianadj.n. Brit. /ˌəʊld ˈprʌʃn/, U.S. /ˌoʊl(d) ˈprəʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: old adj., Prussian adj. Etymology: < old adj. + Prussian adj. Compare German altpreußisch, adjective (1684). Now historical. A. adj. Of, relating to, or designating a West Baltic language formerly spoken on the shores of the Baltic Sea east of the Vistula, or the culture and speakers of this language. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > ancient people of central and eastern Europe > [adjective] Helvetian1559 Getan1572 Getic1573 Cimbrian1607 Old Prussian1765 Prussian1765 Cimbric1781 Bulgarian1797 1765 D. Fenning et al. New Syst. Geogr. (new ed.) II. 76/1 Some authors suppose that the former inhabitants, alluding to their proximity to the Russians, called themselves Porussi, or bordering on the Russians, for po, in the old Prussian language, signifies near. 1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture II. 218 The old Prussian serpent-worship and offering of food to the household snakes. 1917 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics IX. 488/1 References to Old Prussian religion occur in Lives of St. Adalbert. 1951 A. Spekke Hist. Latvia vi. 133 Christianus seems to have booked some success among the Old Prussian aristocracy. 1974 J. F. Levin (title) The Slavic element in the Old Prussian Elbing vocabulary. B. n. 1. The West Baltic language of the Old Prussian people, surviving only in the form of fragmentary texts, the latest of which date from the 17th cent. Cf. Prussian n. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > Indo-Hittite > [noun] > Indo-European > Balto-Slavic > Baltic > Old Prussian Old Prussian1841 Prussian1841 1841 R. G. Latham Eng. Lang. 3 The Livonian,..the Old Prussian, and the Lithuanian of Lithuania, constituting the Lithuanic stock [of languages]. 1872 R. Morris Hist. Outl. Eng. Accidence i. 8 The Lettic Languages. (1) Old Prussian..(2) Lettish or Livonian..(3) Lithuanian. 1891 A. L. Mayhew Synopsis Old Eng. Phonol. p. xii Baltic-Slavonic, including Old Prussian, Lithuanian, Lettish, and Old Bulgarian. 1933 L. Bloomfield Lang. i. 13 A similar relation, though less close, was found to exist between the Baltic languages (Lithuanian, Lettish, and Old Prussian) and the Slavic. 1974 Encycl. Brit. Micropædia VII. 514/3 Old Prussian preserves many archaic Baltic features that do not occur in the related East Baltic languages. 1998 A. Dalby Dict. Langs. 64/2 Two dialects of Old Prussian are known from a 14th-century glossary in Pomesan dialect and 16th-century catechism in Samland dialect. 2. A member of a people inhabiting the shores of the Baltic Sea east of the Vistula up to the 17th cent., related linguistically to the Lithuanians and Latvians; a speaker of Old Prussian. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Baltic peoples > [noun] Letto1557 Lettonian1722 Lett1817 Old Prussian1856 1856 Ladies' Repository Apr. 243 The old Prussians called their trinity Perlunos, Pikollos, and Potrimpos. 1886 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 15 87 The Samogitians and old Prussians used to repel the ghostly squadrons by sword-cuts in the air. 1917 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics IX. 487/1 Both the Este and the Old Prussians drank mare's milk and mead. 1922 E. J. Harrison Lithuania ii. 32 In 1654 the Old Prussians..renounced their Balto-Lithuanian idiom in favour of German. 1946 T. G. Chase Story of Lithuania i. 3 The Old Prussians..were annihilated by the Teutonic Knights. 1999 D. S. Detwiler Germany: a Short Hist. (ed. 3) ii. 53 By the Golden Bull of Rimini in 1226, Emperor Frederick II had granted them title to all the lands conquered in the crusade against the Old Prussians. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1765
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