львъ

See also: лѣвъ

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lьvъ, probably from Gothic *liwa, from Latin leo.

Noun

львъ • (lĭvŭm

  1. lion
    • from the Physiologus:
      Львь ѥⷭ͡ ц͝рь всѣⷨ͡ ꙁвереⷨ͡.
      Lĭvĭ jeⷭ͡ c͝rĭ vsěⷨ͡ zvereⷨ͡.
      Lion is the king of beasts

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