Old Church Slavonic edit

 
пьрѣти сѧ междоу собоѭ

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From Proto-Slavic *pьrěti.

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пьрѣти (pĭrětiimpf

  1. (reflexive) to quarrel, argue, dispute
    • from Vita Constantini, 0500510-0500520:
      въси подножꙇа моего нѣсте достоинꙑ, то како азь с вами се хощꙋ прѣти?
      vŭsi podnožia moego něste dostoiny, to kako azĭ s vami se xoštu prěti?
      None of you are worthy of being my footstool so why should I wish to dispute with you?
    • from Vita Methodii, 0900800-0900820:
      философа потьна инъгда сърѣтъше людиѥ, рѣша ѥмоу; чьто сѧ потиши? дѣѥть онъ: съ гроубою сѧ чадью пьрѣхъ.
      filosofa potĭna inŭgda sŭrětŭše ljudije, rěša jemu; čĭto sę potiši? dějetĭ onŭ: sŭ gruboju čadĭju pĭrěxŭ.
      Once some people met a sweating philosopher and said to him: Why are you sweating? And he replied: I have been debating with crude people.
  2. to deny, contradict, oppose

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References edit

  • Miklosich, Franz (1850) Lexicon linguae Slovenicae. Veteris dialecti[1], Vienna
  • Mali staroslavensko-hrvatski rječnik, Matica hrvatska, Zagreb, 2004
  • Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка[2], София