тѧжъкъ

See also: тѧжькъ

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• (Glagolitic): ⱅⱔⰶⱏⰽⱏ (tęžŭkŭ)

Etymology

Later form of тѧжькъ (tęžĭkŭ) with the ь (ĭ) misspelled by the scribe.

Adjective

тѧжъкъ • (tęžŭkŭ)

1. heavy
   • Codex Marianus, Mt, 23:4

     събираѭтъ же брѣмена тѧжъка и не оудобь носима ·і въꙁлагаѭтъ на плешта ч҃лвска ·а пръстомь своимь не хотѧтъ двигнѫти ихъ ·

     sŭbirajǫtŭ že brěmena tęžŭka i ne udobĭ nosima ·i vŭzlagajǫtŭ na plešta č:lvska ·a prŭstomĭ svoimĭ ne xotętŭ dvignǫti ixŭ ·

     They tie up heavy, cumbersome loads and put them on other people’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

2. difficult

References

• Cejtlin, R.M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, E., editors (1994), “тѧжъкъ”, in Staroslavjanskij slovarʹ (po rukopisjam X—XI vekov) [Old Church Slavonic Dictionary (Based on 10–11th Century Manuscripts)], Moscow: Russkij jazyk, page 717