жрьць

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Old Church Slavonic

жрьць

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žьrьcь. By surface analysis, жрьти (žrĭti) +‎ -ьць (-ĭcĭ).

Noun

жрьць (žrĭcĭm

  1. (paganism) priest
    • from Slavonic Josephus, книга 5, 435в:
      силою прилѣтающе, нападахоу на жръци. и на жрътоносци.
      siloju prilětajušte, napadaxu na žrŭci. i na žrŭtonosci.
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  2. (obsolete) priest
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 691:
      чьстьни сѫтъ жрьци прѣдъ богомь
      čĭstĭni sǫtŭ žrĭci prědŭ bogomĭ
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Declension