хлакъ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *xolkъ, of unclear origin. Sometimes compared with Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃 (halks, “vain, futile”), which is dismissed by Lehmann.

Adjective

хлакъ • (xlakŭ)

1. unmarried

References

• “хлакъ”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2024