almuštvo

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• àlmoštvo

Etymology

From Old High German almuosan (+ -stvo), from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “alms”), from ἐλεέω (eleéō, “I have mercy”), from ἔλεος (éleos, “mercy”).

Noun

àlmuštvo n (Cyrillic spelling а̀лмуштво)

1. alms
   • 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:

     Tege li težeći da ni telu pokoj,
     almuštva čineći skupšćini uboškoj.

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   • 1584, Brne Karnarutić, Vazetje Sigeta grada:

     Tu mnogo almuštva učini ubogim
     I poda zaduštva svojim hožam mnogim.

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