жрѣбии

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Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žerbьjь.

Noun

жрѣбии (žrěbiim

  1. dice
    • from Acta Thomae:
      Въ то врѣмѧ въ н҄еже бѣхѫ вьси апс҃лꙑ въ іерс҃лмѣ· раздѣлишѧ себѣ вьсѧ странꙑ вьселеньнꙑѧ· и мѣтаста же жрѣбие [...] паде же ждрѣбии ѳомѣ близньцоу да идетъ въ инъдиѭ·
      Vŭ to vrěmę vŭ nʹeže běxǫ vĭsi aps:ly vŭ iers:lmě· razdělišę sebě vĭsę strany vĭselenĭnyę· i mětasta že žrěbie [...] pade že ždrěbii θomě bliznĭcu da idetŭ vŭ inŭdijǫ·
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Descendants

  • Bulgarian: жребий (žrebij)
  • Russian: жребий (žrebij)

References

  • Mali staroslavensko-hrvatski rječnik, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2004