пожрѣти

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Old Church Slavonic

пожрѣти

Alternative forms

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ жрѣти (žrěti), from Proto-Slavic *žerti.

Verb

пожрѣти (požrětipf

  1. to swallow
    • Ретъко, editor (1025±50?), “пожьретъ”, in Codex Suprasliensis (in Old Church Slavonic), page (leaf) 264.5, line 21:
      ни да пожьретъ мене змии҆ глѫбинънꙑи҆ ·
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  2. (religion) to offer, sacrifice
    • Ретъко, editor (1025±50?), “пожьри”, in Codex Suprasliensis (in Old Church Slavonic), page (leaf) 114, line 9:
      комисъ рече почти си старость҆ и҅ о̑усрамьꙗи҅ сѧ сѣдинъ свои҅хъ · и҅ пожьри великоуо̑умоу богоу а҅склипию̑ ·
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • Ретъко, editor (1025±50?), “пожъръ”, in Codex Suprasliensis (in Old Church Slavonic), page (leaf) 57, line 18:
      шъдъ же а҅нѳѵпатъ въ а҅памии҅скꙑи градъ · и҅ пожъръ коумиромъ ·
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Conjugation

References

  • Miklosich, Franz (1850) Lexicon linguae Slovenicae. Veteris dialecti, Vienna
  • Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка, София