прѣльсть

Old Church Slavonic

прѣльсть

Etymology

прѣ- (prě-) +‎ льсть (lĭstĭ), from Proto-Slavic *perlьstь (“allure”).

Noun

прѣльсть • (prělĭstĭ) f

1. deception
   • Ретъко, editor (1025±50?), “прѣльсть”, in Codex Suprasliensis‎^[1] (in Old Church Slavonic), page (leaf) 268, line 10:

     и҅ видѣвъшоу е҅линъскѫѭ̑ о҅бь҆дръжѧщѫѭ̑ прѣль҆сть · начѧ о̑учити градъскꙑѩ҆ мѫжѧ глагол҄ѧ · ꙗ҅ко бози не сѫтъ ѩ҅же вꙑ мните и҅ имате и҅ чь҆те нъ коумири не могѫщии҆ вамъ помощи ·

     i҅ viděvŭšu e҅linŭskǫjǫ̑ o҅bĭ҆drŭžęštǫjǫ̑ prělĭ҆stĭ · načę ȏučiti gradŭskyję҆ mǫžę glagolʹę · ja҅ko bozi ne sǫtŭ ję҅že vy mnite i҅ imate i҅ čĭ҆te nŭ kumiri ne mogǫštii҆ vamŭ pomošti ·

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2. deceit
   • from the Life of Theodosius of Tarnovo:

     покла́нꙗти бо се нака́ꙁовааше доу́бꙋ, и ѿ нѥго исцѣлѥ́нїа прїе́мати. тѣ́мже и мнѡѕи овце иагньце та́мо жрѣ́хꙋ вѣ́роующе та́ковѣи прѣль́сти.

     poklánjati bo se nakázovaaše dúbu, i otŭ njego iscěljénia priémati. tě́mže i mnodzi ovce iagnĭce támo žrě́xu vě́rujušte tákověi prělĭ́sti.

     Because he taught them to worship an oak tree, from which they could obtain healing. For this reason, they sacrificed many sheep and lambs at this tree, believing in this deceit.

3. trick
   • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 274-275:

     не сѫтъ по воли божии творима чоудеса нъ диꙗволъ то творитъ на прѣльсть чловѣкомъ.

     ne sǫtŭ po voli božii tvorima čudesa nŭ dijavolŭ to tvoritŭ na prělĭstĭ člověkomŭ.

     The miracles did not take place according to the will of God, but it was the devil who did them to trick mankind.

4. illusion

Derived terms

• прѣльстити (prělĭstiti)
• прѣльстьникъ (prělĭstĭnikŭ)
• прѣльстьнъ (prělĭstĭnŭ)