dьrzъ

dьrzъ Grammatical information: adj. o Proto-Slavic meaning: `daring, bold'

Page in Trubačev: V 228-229

Old Church Slavic:

drьzъ `daring, bold' [adj o]

Russian:

dérzyj (dial.) `daring, bold, impudent, rude' [adj o]

Czech:

drzý `daring, bold, impudent' [adj o]

Slovak:

drzý `daring, bold, impudent' [adj o]

Slovincian:

ʒḯrzï `daring, bold' [adj o]

Slovene:

dȓz `bold, impudent' [adj o]

Lithuanian:

drąsùs `courageous' [adj u] 4 \{1\}

Latvian:

drùoss `courageous' [adj o];

drùošs `courageous' [adj o]

Old Prussian:

dirsos (GrG) `good' [adj.];

dyrsos (GrAF) `good, brave' [adj.]

Indo-European reconstruction: dʰrs-u-

Page in Pokorny: 259

Comments: The z of the Proto-Slavic form must be secondary.

Other cognates:

Skt. dhr̯ṣṇú- (RV) `bold, courageous, strong' [adj];

Gk. θρασύς `bold' [adj];

Go. ga-daursan [verb] `to venture'

Notes:

\{1\} AP 2 is attested in Daukša's writings.