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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ocьtъ, itself from Gothic 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄 (akeit) or 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐍄 (akēt), ultimately from Latin acetum.
Noun
оцьтъ • (ocĭtŭ) m
- vinegar
- from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1212-1213:
ꙗкоже и чаша стрьди налиꙗна ѥдиноѭ каплеѭ оцьта огорьчаваѥтъ- jakože i čaša strĭdi nalijana jedinojǫ kaplejǫ ocĭta ogorĭčavajetŭ
- Just as a cup of honey becomes bitter if you add to it a single drop of vinegar
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