скврьнъ

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Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

скврьна (skvrĭna) +‎ -ьнъ (-ĭnŭ)

Adjective

скврьнъ (skvrĭnŭ)

  1. filthy, dirty
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 2671-2672:
      ти бо скврьно оучѧтъ сѫще малъженьство и мѧсоꙗдениѥ и винопитиѥ отълѫчаѭще отъ бога
      ti bo skvrĭno učętŭ sǫšte malŭženĭstvo i męsojadenije i vinopitije otŭlǫčajǫšte otŭ boga
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: скверен (skveren)
  • Russian: скверный (skvernyj)

References

  • Андрей Бояджиев, Старобългарска читанка, София, 2016.