мърля

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mьrliti (to besmirch, to soil), distantly akin to English smear. Some dictionaries distinguish the meaning “to besmirch” from “to fertilize”.

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мъ́рля (mǎ́rlja) first-singular present indicativeimpf (dialectal)

  1. (transitive, obsolescent) to stroke, to prod, to besmirch
    1. to accidentally hit / injure a part of one's body (finger, toe, head, elbow)
    2. to make messy, to tarnish, to put into disarray
    3. (colloquial) to make blunt, blurry or dull
  2. (transitive) to impregnate, to fertilize (for livestock and animals in general)
  3. (reflexive with се) to be in rut (of female livestock)

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