лѣность

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Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěnostь. By surface analysis, лѣнъ (lěnŭ) +‎ ость (ostĭ).

Noun

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лѣность (lěnostĭf

  1. laziness
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 192-196:
      нъ чьто глаголѭтъ еретици мꙑ паче васъ бога молимъ и бъдимъ и молимъ сѧ а не живемъ въ лѣности ꙗкоже и вꙑ
      nŭ čĭto glagoljǫtŭ eretici my pače vasŭ boga molimŭ i bŭdimŭ i molimŭ sę a ne živemŭ vŭ lěnosti jakože i vy
      What do the heretics say? ‘We pray to God more than you do, we keep vigils and prayers, we do not live in laziness as you do.’

Declension

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References

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  • Старославянский словарь (по рукописям X-XI веков), Русский язык, Москва 1994