праздьнъ

праздьнъ

Old Church Slavonic

empty gallery

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *porzdьnъ.

Adjective

праздьнъ • (prazdĭnŭ)

1. empty, vacant
2. void, unoccupied
3. vain, idle
   • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1627-1628:

     и тѣмьже и дроуѕии о нихъ праздьни ходѧтъ не хотѧще ничимьже сѧ приѩти рѫкама своима

     i těmĭže i drudzii o nixŭ prazdĭni xodętŭ ne xotęšte ničimĭže sę prijęti rǫkama svoima

     That is why some of them go about in idleness and are unwilling to employ their hands with any task.

   • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1638:

     праздьнꙑи не дѣлаѩ да не ꙗстъ

     prazdĭnyi ne dělaję da ne jastŭ

     idle who does not work shall not eat.

References

• Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка‎, София