блазна

блазна

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

• блазнъ (blaznŭ)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *blaznъ (“tempting, seductive”), from Proto-Slavic *blaznь (“bait”).

Noun

блазна • (blazna) f

1. error, mistake
   • from the Life of Wenceslas:

     прочиташе ѧвънѣ безъ блазна.

     pročitaše ęvŭně bezŭ blazna.

     he read clearly and without error.

2. deception, seduction, temptation
   • from the Homily against the Bogumils, lines 22-23:

     се вѣдꙑи искони врагъ нашь диꙗволъ не почиваѥтъ блазнѧ рода чловѣчьскаѥго

     se vědyi iskoni vragŭ našĭ dijavolŭ ne počivajetŭ blaznę roda člověčĭskajego

     Our enemy the devil knows this, and he has never ceased to lead mankind astray

Related terms

• блазнь (blaznĭ)