орьлъ

Old Church Slavonic

Орьлъ на вѣтви

Alternative forms

• Glagolitic: ⱁⱃⱐⰾⱏ (orĭlŭ)
• орьль (orĭlĭ)
• орелъ (orelŭ)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *orьlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arélis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō.

Noun

орьлъ • (orĭlŭ) m

1. eagle
   • from the Physiologus:

     есть ѡрель ц͝рь летꙋщиⷨ͡ вещемь.

     estĭ orelĭ c͝rĭ letuštiⷨ͡ veštemĭ.

     Eagle is the emperor of flying things.