BYLINA


Meaning of BYLINA in English

bə̇ˈlēnə noun

( plural byli·ny -nē ; or bylinas -nəz)

Etymology: Russian, from bylina what has been, from byl was, past of bit' to be; akin to Sanskrit bhavati he is — more at be

: a Russian folk epic or ballad

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.