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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
говѣти (gověti, “to venerate”) + -инъ (-inŭ)
Adjective
говѣинъ • (gověinŭ)
- worthy, pious, respected
- from Vita Constantini, 0801700-0801710:
оубѣждь архꙇепискоупа и съ клиросомь въсѣмь и говѣинꙑ моужи и въсѣдше въ кораблѥ идоще на мѣсто.- uběždĭ arxiepiskupa i sŭ klirosomĭ vŭsěmĭ i gověiny muži i vŭsědše vŭ korablje idošte na město.
- After persuading the Archbishop, they boarded a ship with all the clergy and pious men and set out for that spot.
References
- Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка, София