постригати

Old Church Slavonic edit

 
Medieval monk with tonsure.

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *striťi.

Verb edit

постригати (postrigatiimpf

  1. to haircut
  2. to tonsure, consecrate to a spiritual title
    • from Vita Constantini, 0401510-0401520:
      философь юнꙑи не любить житꙇа сего; то не ѡтьпоустимь ѥго ѡбꙿщинꙑ, нъ постригꙿше и на поповꙿство ѡтьдадимь и.
      filosofĭ junyi ne ljubitĭ žitia sego; to ne otĭpustimĭ jego obꙿštiny, nŭ postrigꙿše i na popovꙿstvo otĭdadimĭ i.
      This young Philosopher does not love this life. Let us not exclude him from the community but tonsure him and give him over to the priesthood.
    • from Vita Methodii, 0300300-0300310:
      шьдъ въ Алимбь, идеже живоуть свѧтии оьци, постригъ сѧ облѣче въ чьрꙿнꙑ ризꙑ
      šĭdŭ vŭ Alimbĭ, ideže živutĭ svętii oĭci, postrigŭ sę oblěče vŭ čĭrꙿny rizy
      Going to Olympus where the holy fathers live, he was tonsured, and he put on the black habit.

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References edit

  • Андрей Бояджиев, Старобългарска читанка, София, 2016.