Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *vъzęti. By surface analysis, въз- (vŭz-) + ѩти (jęti).
Verb
възѧти • (vŭzęti) pf
- to pick up, to 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 ljudĭje izŭ grada. i povelě olĭga vojemŭ 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
Conjugation of възѧти (class IA1, transitive)
| infinitive
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supine
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verbal noun
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възѧти
vŭzęti
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възѧтъ
vŭzętŭ
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възѧтьѥ
vŭzętĭje
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| participles1
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present
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past
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| active
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възьмꙑ
vŭzĭmy
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възьмъ
vŭzĭmŭ
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| passive
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възьмомъ
vŭzĭmomŭ
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възѧтъ
vŭzętŭ
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| l-participle
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masculine
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neuter
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feminine
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| singular
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възѧлъ
vŭzęlŭ
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възѧло
vŭzęlo
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възѧла
vŭzęla
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| dual
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възѧла
vŭzęla
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възѧлѣ
vŭzęlě
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възѧлѣ
vŭzęlě
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| plural
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възѧли
vŭzęli
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възѧла
vŭzęla
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възѧлꙑ
vŭzęly
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present
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imperfect
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imperative
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| singular
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1st
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възьмѫ
vŭzĭmǫ
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възьмѣахъ
vŭzĭměaxŭ
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—
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| 2nd
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възьмеши
vŭzĭmeši
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възьмѣаше
vŭzĭměaše
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възьми
vŭzĭmi
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| 3rd
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възьметъ
vŭzĭmetŭ
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възьмѣаше
vŭzĭměaše
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възьми
vŭzĭmi
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| dual
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1st
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възьмевѣ
vŭzĭmevě
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възьмѣаховѣ
vŭzĭměaxově
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възьмѣве
vŭzĭměve
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| 2nd
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възьмета
vŭzĭmeta
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възьмѣашета
vŭzĭměašeta
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възьмѣта
vŭzĭměta
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| 3rd
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възьмете, възьмета
vŭzĭmete, vŭzĭmeta
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възьмѣашете, възьмѣашета
vŭzĭměašete, vŭzĭměašeta
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—
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| plural
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1st
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възьмемъ
vŭzĭmemŭ
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възьмѣахомъ
vŭzĭměaxomŭ
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възьмѣмъ
vŭzĭměmŭ
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| 2nd
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възьмете
vŭzĭmete
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възьмѣашете
vŭzĭměašete
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възьмѣте
vŭzĭměte
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| 3rd
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възьмѫтъ
vŭzĭmǫtŭ
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възьмѣахѫ
vŭzĭměaxǫ
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—
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s-aorist6
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| singular
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1st
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възѧхъ, възѧсъ
vŭzęxŭ, vŭzęsŭ
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| 2nd
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възѧ(тъ)
vŭzę(tŭ)
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| 3rd
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възѧ(тъ)
vŭzę(tŭ)
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| dual
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1st
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възѧховѣ, възѧсовѣ
vŭzęxově, vŭzęsově
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| 2nd
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възѧста
vŭzęsta
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| 3rd
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възѧсте, възѧста
vŭzęste, vŭzęsta
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| plural
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1st
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възѧхомъ, възѧсомъ
vŭzęxomŭ, vŭzęsomŭ
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| 2nd
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възѧсте
vŭzęste
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| 3rd
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възѧшѧ, възѧсѧ
vŭzęšę, vŭzęsę
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| compound forms
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| perfect2
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Use the l-participle of възѧти and the present tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → възѧлъ ѥстъ
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| pluperfect2
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Use the l-participle of възѧти and the imperfective aorist or imperfect3 tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → възѧлъ бѣ/бѣаше
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| future
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Use the infinitive of възѧти and the present tense of the auxiliary verb имѣти, хотѣти, начѧти or въчѧти
e.g. third-person singular → иматъ/хощетъ/начьнетъ/въчьнетъ възѧти
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| future perfect2, 4
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Use the l-participle of възѧти and the future tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → възѧлъ бѫдетъ
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| conditional2
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Use the l-participle of възѧти and the conditional mood5 or perfective aorist tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → възѧлъ би/бꙑ
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1 For declension of participles, see their entries.
2 Except first/second-person neuter.
3 Third-person only.
4 Attested only in a few instances.
5 The dual forms are unattested.
6 Also called a sigmatic aorist.
Further reading
- “възѧти”, in GORAZD [Old Church Slavonic Digital Hub], http://gorazd.org, 2016—2026
- “възѧти”, in Исторически речник на българския език [Historical Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky", 2011–2022