кротофилꙗ

Old Ruthenian

Alternative forms

• крутофилꙗ (krutofilja)

Etymology

From Polish krotochwila.

Noun

кротофилꙗ • (krotofilja) f inan

1. entertainment; joke

Further reading

• Chikalo, M. I., editor (2010), “кротофиля”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 15 (конь – легковѣрны), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 145
• Bulyka, A. M., editor (1997), “крутофиля, кротофилия, кротофиля”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 16 (коржъ – лесничанка), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 185