блѫдъ

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Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *blǫdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *blandás, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlendʰ-.

Noun

блѫдъ (blǫdŭm

  1. delusion
  2. fornication, debauchery
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 2776:
      Прѣлюбодѣїство же и блѫдъ въ мѫкѫ въводита
      Prěljuboděistvo že i blǫdŭ vŭ mǫkǫ vŭvodita
      Adultery and debauchery are leading to the torment.

Declension

Derived terms

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *blǫdъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *blandas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈblõdʊ//ˈbludʊ//ˈblud/
  • (ca. 9th CE) IPA(key): /ˈblõdʊ/
  • (ca. 11th CE) IPA(key): /ˈbludʊ/
  • (ca. 13th CE) IPA(key): /ˈblud/

  • Hyphenation: блѫ‧дъ

Noun

блѫдъ (blǫdŭm

  1. adultery
  2. prostitution
  3. fornication

Declension

Descendants

  • Old Ruthenian: блудъ (blud)
  • Russian: блуд (blud)

References

  • Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893) “блꙋдъ”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 117