обꙑчаи

See also: обычаи and обычай

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *obyčajь.

Noun

обꙑчаи • (obyčai) m

1. custom
   • from Vita Methodii, 0801300-0801310:

     сь же ѥдинъ хранити обꙑчаи, да на мъши пьрвѣѥ чьтоуть апостолъ и евангелиѥ римьскꙑ, таче словѣньскꙑ

     sĭ že jedinŭ xraniti obyčai, da na mŭši pĭrvěje čĭtutĭ apostolŭ i evangelije rimĭsky, tače slověnĭsky

     But keep this one custom: during Mass read the Apostolos and Gospel, first in Latin, then in Slavic

2. habit
   • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1218-1222:

     такъ бо ѥстъ обꙑчаи диꙗволоу и ослѣплꙗѥтъ очи и оумалꙗѥтъ грѣхъ да творѧщеи зълаꙗ мьнѧтъ сѧ не творѧщеи зъла ничесоже

     takŭ bo jestŭ obyčai dijavolu i oslěpljajetŭ oči i umaljajetŭ grěxŭ da tvoręštei zŭlaja mĭnętŭ sę ne tvoręštei zŭla ničesože

     Such is the habit of the devil; he blinds the eyes and shrinks sin, so that those who do evil think they are doing nothing wrong.

3. ritual, rite

Derived terms

• обꙑчаинъ (obyčainŭ)
• обꙑчьнъ (obyčĭnŭ)
• обꙑчьнѣ (obyčĭně)
• чловѣкообꙑчьно (člověkoobyčĭno)