The synthetic indicative in Cyril and Methodius’ sources (the internet edition of the Paroemiarion Zacharianum dating from 1271)

Abstract

© 2016, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.The Old Slavic Paroemiarion dates back to Cyril and Methodius’ translation. The Paroemiarion Zacharianum written in 1271 is the oldest accurately dated copy of the Paroemiarion and the second oldest complete copy after the Paroemiarion Grigorovičianum. The article provides evidence of the Glagolitic protograph impact on the manuscript. We have prepared the first edition of this piece of heritage. This is an internet-publication, which includes search modules, as well as direct, inverse and quantitative word form online-indices. The preparation of the manuscript for publication along with the research project into it have been funded by the Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation. The synthetic indicative verb form system is described for the first time ever in this paper. In the manuscript, dual number, present tense, aorist and imperfect archaic forms are preserved, all of which had been lost in the other copies. The paper presents new data on the history of the Slavic verb, which are included in the context of a scientific discussion on problems relating to verbs.