блазна

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• блазнъ (blaznŭ)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *blaznъ (“tempting, seductive”), from Proto-Slavic *blaznь (“bait”).

Noun

блазна • (blazna) f

1. error, mistake
   • from the Life of Wenceslas:

     прочиташе ѧвънѣ безъ блазна.

     pročitaše ęvŭně bezŭ blazna.

     he read clearly and without error.

2. deception, seduction, temptation
   • from the Homily against the Bogumils, lines 22-23:

     се вѣдꙑи искони врагъ нашь диꙗволъ не почиваѥтъ блазнѧ рода чловѣчьскаѥго

     se vědyi iskoni vragŭ našĭ dijavolŭ ne počivajetŭ blaznę roda člověčĭskajego

     Our enemy the devil knows this, and he has never ceased to lead mankind astray

Declension

Declension of блазна (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	блазна blazna	блазнѣ blazně	блазнꙑ blazny
genitive	блазнꙑ blazny	блазноу blaznu	блазнъ blaznŭ
dative	блазнѣ blazně	блазнама blaznama	блазнамъ blaznamŭ
accusative	блазнѫ blaznǫ	блазнѣ blazně	блазнꙑ blazny
instrumental	блазноѭ blaznojǫ	блазнама blaznama	блазнами blaznami
locative	блазнѣ blazně	блазноу blaznu	блазнахъ blaznaxŭ
vocative	блазно blazno	блазнѣ blazně	блазнꙑ blazny

Related terms

• блазнь (blaznĭ)