зелье

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Old Church Slavonic[edit]

Noun[edit]

зелье (zelĭe)

  1. Alternative form of зелиѥ (zelije)

Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *zelьje (vegetation, herbs).

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Noun[edit]

зе́лье (zélʹjen inan (genitive зе́лья, nominative plural зе́лья, genitive plural зе́лий)

  1. potion (a small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical)
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  3. (obsolete) gunpowder
    Synonym: порох (porox)

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