Old Church Slavonic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *vъzęti. By surface analysis, въз- (vŭz-) +‎ ѩти (jęti).

Verb

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възѧти (vŭzętipf

  1. pick up, take
    • Olga's Revenge lines 143-164, from the Primary Chronicle:
      и побѣгоша людьє изъ града. и повелѣ ѡльга воємъ своимъ имати є, ꙗко взѧ градъ и пожьже и.
      i poběgoša ljudĭe izŭ grada. i povelě olĭga voemŭ svoimŭ imati e, jako vzę gradŭ i požĭže i.
      And all the people fled from the city. Olga commanded her soldiers to capture them, as she took the city and set it ablaze.

Conjugation

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