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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kajati.
Verb
покаꙗти • (pokajati) impf
- (reflexive) to repent
- from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1938-1944:
ли слꙑшавъше свѧтаꙗ си словеса и покаѭтъ сѧ обращаѭще сѧ отъ прѣльсти еретичьскꙑ, приимѣте ѩ съ радостьѭ- li slyšavŭše svętaja si slovesa i pokajǫtŭ sę obraštajǫšte sę otŭ prělĭsti eretičĭsky, priiměte ję sŭ radostĭjǫ
- But if they listen to these holy words and repent and turn away from the deceptions of the heretics, welcome them with enthusiasm
- (reflexive) to regret
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References
- Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка, София