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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *obyčajь.
Noun
обꙑчаи • (obyčai) m
- custom
- from Vita Methodii, 0801300-0801310:
сь же ѥдинъ хранити обꙑчаи, да на мъши пьрвѣѥ чьтоуть апостолъ и евангелиѥ римьскꙑ, таче словѣньскꙑ- sĭ že jedinŭ xraniti obyčai, da na mŭši pĭrvěje čĭtutĭ apostolŭ i evangelije rimĭsky, tače slověnĭsky
- But keep this one custom: during Mass read the Apostolos and Gospel, first in Latin, then in Slavic
- habit
- from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1218-1222:
такъ бо ѥстъ обꙑчаи диꙗволоу и ослѣплꙗѥтъ очи и оумалꙗѥтъ грѣхъ да творѧщеи зълаꙗ мьнѧтъ сѧ не творѧщеи зъла ничесоже- takŭ bo jestŭ obyčai dijavolu i oslěpljajetŭ oči i umaljajetŭ grěxŭ da tvoręštei zŭlaja mĭnętŭ sę ne tvoręštei zŭla ničesože
- Such is the habit of the devil; he blinds the eyes and shrinks sin, so that those who do evil think they are doing nothing wrong.
- ritual, rite
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