Old Armenian

Noun

վրէժ • ‎(vrēž)

1. revenge, vengeance

   ի վրէժ‎ ― i vrēž ― in return, in requital

   առնուլ, խնդրել, հանել զվրէժն, վրէժս պահանջել, հանել զքէն վրիժուն‎ ― aṙnul, xndrel, hanel zvrēžn, vrēžs pahanǰel, hanel zkʿēn vrižun ― to avenge, to revenge, to avenge oneself, to take vengeance, to be revenged, to have revenge

   վրէժս լուծանիլ, պահանջիլ, տալ‎ ― vrēžs lucanil, pahanǰil, tal ― to suffer vengeance, to bear punishment, to pay dear for, to smart for

   ի վրէժ նախատանաց դստեր իւրոյ‎ ― i vrēž naxatanacʿ dster iwroy ― to avenge his daughter

   առից ի նմանէ զվրէժ իմ‎ ― aṙicʿ i nmanē zvrēž im ― I will revenge myself or him, he shall pay me dearly

   խնդրեաց զվրէժ զրկելոյն‎ ― xndreacʿ zvrēž zrkeloyn ― he avenged the wrongs of him who suffered

   հատուցից վրէժս թշնամեաց իմոց եւ ատելեաց իմոց հատուցից‎ ― hatucʿicʿ vrēžs tʿšnameacʿ imocʿ ew ateleacʿ imocʿ hatucʿicʿ ― I will be avenged of my enemies and I will requite them who hate me

   եօթն վրէժս լուծցէ‎ ― eōtʿn vrēžs luccʿē ― he shall be avenged seven-fold

2. crime, offence

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: վրեժ ‎(vrež)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “վրէժ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “վրէժ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “վրէժ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935