šereg

See also: sereg

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Hungarian sereg (“army”).

Noun

šèreg m (Cyrillic spelling шѐрег)

  1. (archaic) multitude, host; troop, crew (military)
    • 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:
      Tako ti hodeći varvljahu šerezi,
      okolo jizdeći asirski hercezi,
      bani tere knezi visoka plemena,
      sluge ter vitezi počtena imena.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1584, Brne Karnarutić, Vazetje Sigeta grada:
      Svakoga tih begov deset tisuć jaše,
      Nut bojnih šeregov, nut nesriće naše!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1684, Pavao Ritter Vitezović, Odiljenje sigetsko:
      Da bi k tomu činu i hrvatska vila
      za dragu družinu v šereg išla bila;
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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