Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tvorьcь. By surface analysis, творити (tvoriti)ьць (ĭcĭ).

Noun

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творьць (tvorĭcĭm

  1. creator
    • from Vita Constantini, 0602500-0602520:
      творьць бо сꙑ вьсакꙑмь, междꙋ аггели и скотꙑ ѥсть чловѣка сътвориль.
      tvorĭcĭ bo sy vĭsakymĭ, meždu aggeli i skoty jestĭ člověka sŭtvorilĭ.
      As the Creator of everything, he created man between the angels and beasts.
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1095-1100:
      како бо хотѧтъ комоу бꙑти мили и тьмами страждѫтъ диꙗвола творьца нарицаѭще чловѣкомъ и вьсеи твари божии?
      kako bo xotętŭ komu byti mili i tĭmami straždǫtŭ dijavola tvorĭca naricajǫšte člověkomŭ i vĭsei tvari božii?
      How could they deserve any compassion, even if a host of them suffer, when they claim the devil as creator of mankind and all the divine creation?