жрея

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Church Slavonic жрѣти (žrěti), from Proto-Slavic *žerti (variant of *žьrti).

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Verb

жре́я (žréja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (archaic, literary)

  1. (intransitive) to venerate, to worship, to perform a rite
    жре́я на нечести́в куми́рžréja na nečestív kumírto serve a rite to an unholy idol

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References

  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жрея”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 554