կրօն

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From կրեմ (krem) +‎ -օն (-ōn).

Noun

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կրօն (krōn)

  1. law, right, custom, usage; manners, conduct, life
    խարազնաւոր կրօնxaraznawor krōna life passed in sack-cloth; fig. an austere or severe life
  2. religious order, monastic life
    մտանել ի կրօնսmtanel i krōnsto take the cowl or veil
  3. religion, faith; sect
    կրօն աստուածապաշտութեանkrōn astuacapaštutʻeanthe true faith
    փոխել զկրօննսpʻoxel zkrōnnsto change one's religion
    դառնալ ի կրօնսdaṙnal i krōnsto embrace or espouse the religion
    ինքնակամ կրօնքinkʻnakam krōnkʻsuperstition

Usage notes

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Usually used in the plural: կրօնք (krōnkʻ).

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: կրոն (kron)

Further reading

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կրօն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կրօն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կրօն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press