жрѣбъ

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Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žerbъ.

Noun

жрѣбъ (žrěbŭm

  1. dice
    • from Acta Thomae:
      Въ то врѣмѧ въ н҄еже бѣхѫ вьси апс҃лꙑ въ іерс҃лмѣ· раздѣлишѧ себѣ вьсѧ странꙑ вьселеньнꙑѧ· и мѣтаста же жрѣбие паде же ждрѣбии ѳомѣ близньцоу да идетъ въ инъдиѭ·
      Vŭ to vrěmę vŭ nʹježe běxǫ vĭsi aps:ly vŭ ijers:lmě· razdělišę sebě vĭsę strany vĭselenĭnyję· i mětasta že žrěbije pade že ždrěbii θomě bliznĭcu da idetŭ vŭ inŭdijǫ·
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References

  • Mali staroslavensko-hrvatski rječnik, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2004