чрьвлѥнъ
Old Church Slavonic
Alternative forms
- чрьвенъ (črĭvenŭ)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *čьrvenъ, passive participle of *čьrviti (“to dye red”), from *čьrvь (“worm”), certain worms being used to manufacture red dye.
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