ETHNOCULTURAL ASPECT OF THE UKRAINIAN AND ENGLISH PAROEMIAS WITH THE COMPONENT БОЛОТО/SWAMP

The article presents a comparative research of the Ukrainian and English paroemias with the lexemes denoting “marshy land” in their structure. It deals with similarities and differences of the component болото/swamp in definitions and synonymous names based on the Ukrainian and English languages. Besides, additional literal and metaphoric meanings of the above mentioned lexemes in the paremiological corpus of the compared languages have been revealed. A historical and cultural survey of the role this water-body played in the life of ancient Ukrainians and Britons has been given.