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Old Ruthenian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic глазъ (glazŭ), from Proto-Slavic *glȃzъ (“ball; eye”). Cognate with Russian глаз (glaz), Old Polish głaz and Old Czech hlaz.
Noun
глазъ • (hlaz) m inan
- (dialectal) eye
- Synonym: око (oko)
- потитики не знали, а правдою в ротъ, яко солію въ глаза нидывали ― potitiki ne znali, a pravdoju v rot, jako soliju v hlaza nidyvali ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms
- Глазъ (Hlaz) (Old Belarusian surname)
Descendants
- Belarusian: глаз (hlaz, “eye”) (dialectal)
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