постригати

Old Church Slavonic

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Medieval monk with tonsure.

Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *striťi.

Verb

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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.
      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
      Going to Olympus where the holy fathers live, he was tonsured, and he put on the black habit.

Conjugation

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References

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  • Андрей Бояджиев, Старобългарска читанка, София, 2016.