woodcutting

Brŭšljan 3

4 (c) i kətu št'à zəs'ɛ̀eme št'e št'à ə dòjde zìmətə

and when we’d finish the sowing, we’d – winter would come,

5 (c) št'à: nòsime s kulàtə dərvà tùkə də se gr'ɛ̀em

and we’d bring wood in with the carriage, [enough] to keep us warm.

Čokmanovo 1

28 (a) nə bəìr'ə hòdehne dərvà də ber'ème suhàrje suhàrje sùhi dərvà suròvi

We went to the hills to gather wood, windfall, dry wood, and green wood.

29 (a) dukàrəme si gi gur'ɛ̀hme si gi nə wògən' tùkə bəž'ɛ̀ si im'ɛ̀hne

We bring them back and burn them on the fire. We had a fireplace here,

Eremija 5

107 (c) tàm planinà pa mažò mi narèdi tovà vojnìcite d ìdat

It’s the mountains up there, and my husband ordered the soldiers to go

108 (c) da rèžat za kazàrmata matriàl

to cut “material” for the barracks.

109 (GK) dɤ̀rva

Wood.

110 (c) jà da dṛ̀ven matriàl i jà sos nìx me kàčuvə kamandìro

Yes, lumber. And I [to go] with them. The commander hoisted me up:

Nasalevci 2

54 (a) na božìč pràimo takà mužjète dṛvà sečù kodžà

For Christmas we do the following. The men cut a great deal of wood

55 (GK) ot kɤdè

Where from?

56 (a) ìdat na dṛvnìk nalì dokàraju se dṛvà mlògo

They go to the chopping block. They’ve brought in a lot of wood.

57 (GK) kəkvì

[From] which kind [of trees]?

58 (a) e pa dṛvà dlɤ̀ga è iz gorùtu gòre s volòve dokàraju

Well, wood! Long pieces, from the forest up there. They bring them in using oxen.

63 (a) i [laughter] i gi dokàraju tùka u dvòrɤt i na kòledu sečù dṛvà

And [laughter] and they bring [the wood] into the yard here and cut it up for Christmas.

64 (GK) na kakvò gi sečù

What do they cut [the wood pieces] on?

65 (a) na trùp ednò dṛ̀vo takà debelò i sɤs sek’ìra

On [some] tree-trunk. A piece of wood this thick – you [cut it] with a “sekira” (ax),

71 (a) i sečù dṛ̀và nasečù pùno a ženète mèsu omèsu pogàču

They cut the wood – a lot of it. And the women do baking. They make “pogacha”,

Vŭrbina 3

38 (a) i mùl’etənə pàk də rəskàrvəme i dərvà də tvàrime

we would take the mules around and load up wood

39 (a) i də səč’è̝me i sìčku e bilò enèj

and chop it, and everything. That’s how it was.

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