бѣльць

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Old Church Slavonic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *bělьcь.

Noun[edit]

бѣльць (bělĭcĭm

  1. layman
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 2410-2413:
      ѥгда бо бѣшѧ бѣльци то мъногꙑими неправьдами живѫще глаголаахѫ ѥгда бѫдемъ чрьньци покаѥмъ сѧ сихъ
      jegda bo běšę bělĭci to mŭnogyimi nepravĭdami živǫšte glagolaaxǫ jegda bǫdemŭ črĭnĭci pokajemŭ sę sixŭ
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    Synonym: бѣлоризьць (bělorizĭcĭ)
    Antonym: чрьньць (črĭnĭcĭ)