говѣинъ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

говѣти (gověti, “to venerate”) +‎ -инъ (-inŭ)

Adjective

говѣинъ • (gověinŭ)

1. worthy, pious, respected
   • from Vita Constantini, 0801700-0801710:

     оубѣждь архꙇепискоупа и съ клиросомь въсѣмь и говѣинꙑ моужи и въсѣдше въ кораблѥ идоще на мѣсто.

     uběždĭ arxiepiskupa i sŭ klirosomĭ vŭsěmĭ i gověiny muži i vŭsědše vŭ korablje idošte na město.

     After persuading the Archbishop, they boarded a ship with all the clergy and pious men and set out for that spot.

Related terms

• говѣиникъ (gověinikŭ)
• говѣиньство (gověinĭstvo)
• говѣние (gověnie)
• говѣти (gověti)

References

• Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка‎^[1], София