плѣнъ

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pelnъ.

Noun

плѣнъ (plěnŭm

  1. booty, spoils, plunder
    • ⰲⱏ ⱂⰾⱑⱀⱏ”, in Kiev Missal (in Old Church Slavonic), 915±35?, page (leaf) 4.5, line 12:
      ⰺ҆ ⱀⰵ ⱁ҆ⱅⱏⰴ́ⰰⰸⱐ ⱀⰰⱎⰵⰳⱁ ⱅⱆⰸⰺ̆ⰿⱏ · ⰺ҆ ⱀⰵ ⱁ҆ⰱⱃⰰⱅⰹ ⱀⰰ́ⱄⱏ ⰲⱏ ⱂⰾⱑ̆ⱀⱏ ⱀⰰⱃⱁⰴⱁⰿⱏ ⱂⱁⰳⰰⱀⱐⱄⰽⱏⰹⰿⱏ ·
      i҆ ne o҆tŭd́azĭ našego tuzĭmŭ · i҆ ne o҆brati násŭ vŭ plě̆nŭ narodomŭ poganĭskymŭ ·
      And do not give away what is ours to strangers, and do not turn us into the plunder/captives of pagan peoples.
  2. captivity

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Descendants

  • Bulgarian: плен (plen)
  • Russian: плен (plen)