Old Church Slavonic edit

Etymology edit

пре- (pre-) +‎ ити (iti)

Verb edit

преити (preiti) (Old East Church Slavonic)

  1. to go over
    • 1581, Ostrog Bible, Numbers 32.7:
      Въскꙋю развраща́ете срд̑це сн҃овъ і҆и҆л҃ев꙽ не преи҆тѝ на́ землю ю҆́же дае҆ть г҃ь им̑·
      Vŭskuju razvraštáete srd̑ce sn:ovŭ i҆i҆l:ev꙽ ne prei҆tì ná zemlju ju҆́že dae҆tĭ g:ĭ im̑·
      And wherefore discourage ye the heart of the children of Israel from going over into the land which the LORD hath given them?
  2. to pass over