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зъль (zŭlĭf

  1. evil
    • from Vita Methodii, 0900400:
      They said to him sternly: You shall come to evil.
      рѣша ѥмоу, ꙗро глаголюще: зла добоудеши.
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1218-1222:
      такъ бо ѥстъ обꙑчаи диꙗволоу и ослѣплꙗѥтъ очи и оумалꙗѥтъ грѣхъ да творѧщеи зълаꙗ мьнѧтъ сѧ не творѧщеи зъла ничесоже
      takŭ bo jestŭ obyčai dijavolu i oslěpljajetŭ oči i umaljajetŭ grěxŭ da tvoręštei zŭlaja mĭnętŭ sę ne tvoręštei zŭla ničesože
      Such is the habit of the devil; he blinds the eyes and shrinks sin, so that those who do evil think they are doing nothing wrong.
  2. evilness

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  • Russian: зол (zol), зло (zlo)
  • Serbo-Croatian: зло, zlo