Old Church Slavonic edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *junъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *jauˀnás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yuh₁en-.

Adjective edit

юнъ (junŭ)

  1. young
    • from Vita Constantini, 0401510-0401520:
      философь юнꙑи не любить житꙇа сего; то не ѡтьпоустимь ѥго ѡбꙿщинꙑ, нъ постригꙿше и на поповꙿство ѡтьдадимь и.
      filosofĭ junyi ne ljubitĭ žitia sego; to ne otĭpustimĭ jego obꙿštiny, nŭ postrigꙿše i na popovꙿstvo otĭdadimĭ i.
      This young Philosopher does not love this life. Let us not exclude him from the community but tonsure him and give him over to the priesthood.

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