dvoriti
//dʋǒriti//
Serbo-Croatianverb
Definitions
- 1.to serve at a royal or noble court
- 2.to wait on, to serve (at table)
- 3.to serve in general
- 4.to treat with great esteem or respect, to honor
- 5.to respect or think highly of in general
- 6.to concern oneself with, to follow, honor, or care about (something abstract)
- 7.to court, to woo
- 8.obsoleteto beg, to beseech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dvoriti, from *dvorъ (“court”). Compare Romanian dvori, Czech dvořit, Russian дворить (dvoritʹ), Polish dworzyć.