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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
боль (bolĭ) + -ьнъ (-ĭnŭ)
Adjective
больнъ • (bolĭnŭ)
- sick
- from the Life of Constantine:
Ѡтвѣща филосѡѳъ, и троуденъ сꙑ тѣлѡмъ и боленъ, радъ идоу тамо, аще имоуть боукви въ ꙗзꙑкъ свои.- Otvěšta filosoθŭ, i trudenŭ sy tělomŭ i bolenŭ, radŭ idu tamo, ašte imutĭ bukvi vŭ jazykŭ svoi.
- The Philosopher answered: Though tired and feeble in body, I will gladly go there if they have letters for their tongue.