幣まい

noun

offering to the gods; gift; reward

Archaic term for a gift or offering, especially to a deity or superior. In modern Japanese, this meaning is preserved mainly in compounds like 御幣 (ごへい) or in historical contexts.

• 古ふるくは、神かみに幣まいを捧ささげて祈いのりをした。

  In ancient times, people offered 幣 to the gods and prayed.

• 幣まいは、神かみへの捧ささげ物ものとして用もちいられた。

  幣 was used as an offering to the gods.