обꙑчаи

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *obyčajь.

Noun

обꙑчаи • (obyčai) m

  1. custom
    • from Vita Methodii, 0801300-0801310:
      сь же ѥдинъ хранити обꙑчаи, да на мъши пьрвѣѥ чьтоуть апостолъ и евангелиѥ римьскꙑ, таче словѣньскꙑ
      sĭ že jedinŭ xraniti obyčai, da na mŭši pĭrvěje čĭtutĭ apostolŭ i evangelije rimĭsky, tače slověnĭsky
      But keep this one custom: during Mass read the Apostolos and Gospel, first in Latin, then in Slavic
  2. habit
    • 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.
  3. ritual, rite

Derived terms

  • обꙑчаинъ (obyčainŭ)
  • обꙑчьнъ (obyčĭnŭ)
  • обꙑчьнѣ (obyčĭně)
  • чловѣкообꙑчьно (člověkoobyčĭno)
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