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уне

Old East Slavic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic оунии (unii), from Proto-Slavic *uňьjь (“better”). [1]

Adverb edit

уне (une)

  1. better
    Synonym: лучше (lučše)
    Уне есть единому человеку умрети за люди
    Une estĭ edinomu čeloveku umreti za ljudi
    It is better for one man to die for the people - John 11:50
    Унеe ему было бы, аще жернов оселский облежал бы о выи его.
    Unee emu bylo by, ašče žernov oselskij obležal by o vyi ego.
    It would be better if a millstone were tied around his neck – Luke 17:2
    [2]
    ...и ничим же унше позахомся!
    ...i ničim že unše pozaxomsja!
    ...and in nothing has [God] better showed himself! - Serapion of Vladimir, homily III
    [3]

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References edit

  1. ^ lexicography.online etymological dictionary[1]
  2. ^ Словарь живого великорусского языка В. Даля[2]
  3. ^ Библиотека литературы Древней Руси / Том 5[3]
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