"ѥлень" meaning in Old Church Slavonic

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Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Slavic *ely, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-(h₁)en- (“red deer, elk”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἑλλός (hellós, “deer-calf”), ἔλαφος (élaphos, “deer”), Lithuanian elnias, Old Armenian եղն (ełn). Etymology templates: {{inh|cu|sla-pro|*ely}} Proto-Slavic *ely, {{der|cu|ine-pro|*h₁el-|*h₁el-(h₁)en-|t=red deer, elk}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁el-(h₁)en- (“red deer, elk”), {{cog|grc|ἑλλός||deer-calf}} Ancient Greek ἑλλός (hellós, “deer-calf”), {{cog|lt|elnias}} Lithuanian elnias, {{cog|xcl|եղն}} Old Armenian եղն (ełn) Head templates: {{head|cu|noun|g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sc=|tr=}} ѥлень • (jelenĭ) m, {{cu-noun|m}} ѥлень • (jelenĭ) m Forms: jelenĭ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], ѥлꙑ [nominative, singular], ѥлень [nominative, singular], ѥлени [dual, nominative], ѥлене [nominative, plural], ѥлене [genitive, singular], ѥленоу [dual, genitive], ѥленъ [genitive, plural], ѥлени [dative, singular], ѥленьма [dative, dual], ѥленьмъ [dative, plural], ѥлень [accusative, singular], ѥлени [accusative, dual], ѥлени [accusative, plural], ѥленьмь [instrumental, singular], ѥленьма [dual, instrumental], ѥленьми [instrumental, plural], ѥлене [locative, singular], ѥленоу [dual, locative], ѥленьхъ [locative, plural], ѥлꙑ [singular, vocative], ѥлень [singular, vocative], ѥлени [dual, vocative], ѥлене [plural, vocative]
  1. deer
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