In this article, lexemes with semantics of color denotation used in the text of «The Lay of Igor's Host» are considered in a diachronic aspect. It is determined that some of these adjectives in the course of historical development changed their semantics, and the nature of these changes may be different. Some other adjectives of this lexico-semantic group have lost their relevance, ceased to function and are out of use in the modern Russian language. The lexemes involved in the formation of connected and phraseological units are revealed.
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