диꙗволъ

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Дїаволъ · 1274

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, accuser, slanderer).

Verb

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диꙗволъ (dijavolŭm

  1. devil
    • 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.
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1231-1239:
      глаголѭще по диꙗволи воли сѫща вьсꙗ небо слъньце ѕвѣздꙑ въздоухъ землѭ чловѣка црькъви крьстꙑ; и вьсꙗ божиꙗ диꙗволоу прѣдаѭтъ.
      glagoljǫšte po dijavoli voli sǫšta vĭsja nebo slŭnĭce dzvězdy vŭzduxŭ zemljǫ člověka crĭkŭvi krĭsty; i vĭsja božija dijavolu prědajǫtŭ.
      They saying that it is by the devil’s will that all exists; the sky, the sun, the stars, the air, mankind, the churches, the cross; all that belongs to God they ascribe to the devil.

Descendants

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  • Bulgarian: дя́вол (djávol)
  • Romanian: diavol