Old Church Slavonic edit

 
гонѥньѥ (gonjenĭje)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Slavic *gъnati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *gúntei, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰénti.

Verb edit

гънати (gŭnatiimpf

  1. to drive
    • from Vita Constantini, 0500900-0500910:
      не подобно ѥсть въ ѥсень цвѣтьць искати, ни старꙿца на воискꙋ гнати.
      ne podobno jestĭ vŭ jesenĭ cvětĭcĭ iskati, ni starꙿca na voisku gnati.
      It is not fitting to seek flowers in the fall nor to drive an old man to war.
  2. to chase, to pursue

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Further reading edit

  • А. К. Поливанова, editor (2013), “Глагол гънати”, in Старославянский язык. Грамматика. Словари.[1] (in Russian), Moscow: Университет Дмитрия Пожарского, page 347