Old Church Slavonic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

скврьна (skvrĭna) +‎ -ьнъ (-ĭnŭ)

Adjective edit

скврьнъ (skvrĭnŭ)

  1. filthy, dirty
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 2671-2672:
      ти бо скврьно оучѧтъ сѫще малъженьство и мѧсоꙗдениѥ и винопитиѥ отълѫчаѭще отъ бога
      ti bo skvrĭno učętŭ sǫšte malŭženĭstvo i męsojadenije i vinopitije otŭlǫčajǫšte otŭ boga
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants edit

  • Bulgarian: скверен (skveren)
  • Russian: скверный (skvernyj)

References edit

  • Андрей Бояджиев, Старобългарска читанка, София, 2016.