любити

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See also: љубити

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ľubiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ljaubī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *lowbʰéyeti, from *lewbʰ-.

Verb

любити (ljubitiimpf

  1. love
    • from Vita Methodii, 0700300-0700310:
      а тꙑ любиши гороу вельми, то не мози горꙑ ради оставити оучениꙗ своѥго
      a ty ljubiši goru velĭmi, to ne mozi gory radi ostaviti učenija svojego
      Though you have great love for the mountain, still leave not your teaching for the mountain’s sake.
  2. wish

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  • Romanian: iubi

References

  • Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка, София

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old Ukrainian любити (ljubiti), from Old East Slavic любити (ljubiti), from Proto-Slavic *ľubiti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ljaubī́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *lowbʰéyeti, from *lewbʰ-.

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Verb

люби́ти (ljubýtyimpf

  1. to like, to love (platonically or aesthetically)

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