бѣльць

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• Glagolitic: ⰱⱑⰾⱐⱌⱐ (bělĭcĭ)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bělьcь.

Noun

бѣльць • (bělĭcĭ) m

1. layman
   • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 2410-2413:

     ѥгда бо бѣшѧ бѣльци то мъногꙑими неправьдами живѫще глаголаахѫ ѥгда бѫдемъ чрьньци покаѥмъ сѧ сихъ

     jegda bo běšę bělĭci to mŭnogyimi nepravĭdami živǫšte glagolaaxǫ jegda bǫdemŭ črĭnĭci pokajemŭ sę sixŭ

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   Synonym: бѣлоризьць (bělorizĭcĭ)

   Antonym: чрьньць (črĭnĭcĭ)