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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic окрьстъ (okrĭstŭ). By surface analysis, о- (o-) +‎ кре́ст (krést). Compare Bulgarian о́кръст (ókrǎst), Polabian vuokárst (circle).

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окре́ст (okrést)

  1. (archaic) around, nearby, in the neighborhood

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окре́ст (okrést)

  1. (archaic) around, near
    Synonyms: вокру́г (vokrúg), ря́дом (rjádom), кругом (krugom), о́коло (ókolo)

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