житьѥ

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Old Church Slavonic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *žitьje.

Noun[edit]

житьѥ (žitĭjen

  1. life
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 181-184:
      аще бо земьнаѥго цѣсарꙗ врагомъ иже бѫдетъ дроугъ то нѣстъ и житию достоинъ нъ съ врагꙑ ѥго оумираѥтъ
      ašte bo zemĭnajego cěsarja vragomŭ iže bǫdetŭ drugŭ to něstŭ i žitiju dostoinŭ nŭ sŭ vragy jego umirajetŭ
      If a man who allies himself to the enemies of an earthly king does not even deserve to live, but is put to death along with them
    • from Vita Constantini, 0401510-0401520:
      философь юнꙑи не любить житꙇа сего; то не ѡтьпоустимь ѥго ѡбꙿщинꙑ, нъ постригꙿше и на поповꙿство ѡтьдадимь и.
      filosofĭ junyi ne ljubitĭ žitia sego; to ne otĭpustimĭ jego obꙿštiny, nŭ postrigꙿše i na popovꙿstvo otĭdadimĭ i.
      This young Philosopher does not love this life. Let us not exclude him from the community but tonsure him and give him over to the priesthood.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Russian: житие (žitije)