šereg

See also: sereg

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Hungarian sereg (“army”).

Noun

šèreg m (Cyrillic spelling шѐрег)

1. (archaic) multitude, host; troop, crew (military)
   • 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:

     Tako ti hodeći varvljahu šerezi,
     okolo jizdeći asirski hercezi,
     bani tere knezi visoka plemena,
     sluge ter vitezi počtena imena.

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   • 1584, Brne Karnarutić, Vazetje Sigeta grada:

     Svakoga tih begov deset tisuć jaše,
     Nut bojnih šeregov, nut nesriće naše!

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   • 1684, Pavao Ritter Vitezović, Odiljenje sigetsko:

     Da bi k tomu činu i hrvatska vila
     za dragu družinu v šereg išla bila;

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