сѣнь

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See also: сънъ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sěnь (shade).

Noun

сѣнь (sěnĭf

  1. shadow
    • Ретъко, editor (1025±50?), Codex Suprasliensis (in Old Church Slavonic), page (leaf) 230, line 17:
      како свѣтъ немрачь҆нꙑи҆ въ темь҆нꙑѧ҆ · и҅ вь҆ сѣни съмрътънꙑѧ приходитъ ·
      kako světŭ nemračĭ҆nyi҆ vŭ temĭ҆nyę҆ · i҅ vĭ҆ sěni sŭmrŭtŭnyę prixoditŭ ·
      How does the undarkened light come into darkness and the shadow of death?

Declension

Russian

Pronunciation

Noun

сѣнь (sěnʹf inan (genitive сѣ́ни, uncountable)

  1. Pre-1918 spelling of сень (senʹ).

Declension