Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
по- (po-) + велѣти (velěti)
Verb
повелѣти • (povelěti) pf
- to command
- lines 56-58, from the Primary Chronicle:
ѡльга же повелѣ ископати ꙗму велику и глубоку на дворѣ теремьстѣмь внѣ града.- olĭga že povelě iskopati jamu veliku i gluboku na dvorě teremĭstěmĭ vně grada.
- But Olga ordered a hole to be dug wide and deep in the tower court outside of the city.
- from Vita Constantini, 1202000-1202010:
тако же гладъкꙑми словеси оуглаголавь ихь повелѣ имь посѣщи дрѣво и съжещи.- tako že gladŭkymi slovesi uglagolavĭ ixĭ povelě imĭ posěšti drěvo i sŭžešti.
- And thus, having persuaded them with sweet words, he commanded them to cut down and burn the tree.
Conjugation
Conjugation of повелѣти (class II2, transitive)
| infinitive
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supine
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verbal noun
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повелѣти
povelěti
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повелѣтъ
povelětŭ
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повелѣниѥ
povelěnije
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| participles1
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present
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past
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| active
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повелѧ
povelę
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повелѣвъ
povelěvŭ
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| passive
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повелимъ
povelimŭ
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повелѣнъ
povelěnŭ
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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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повелѣлъ
povelělŭ
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повелѣло
povelělo
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повелѣла
povelěla
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| dual
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повелѣла
povelěla
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повелѣлѣ
povelělě
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повелѣлѣ
povelělě
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| plural
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повелѣли
povelěli
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повелѣла
povelěla
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повелѣлꙑ
povelěly
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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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повел҄ѭ
povelʹjǫ
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повелѣахъ
povelěaxŭ
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—
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| 2nd
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повелиши
poveliši
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повелѣаше
povelěaše
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повели
poveli
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| 3rd
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повелитъ
povelitŭ
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повелѣаше
povelěaše
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повели
poveli
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| dual
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1st
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повеливѣ
povelivě
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повелѣаховѣ
povelěaxově
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повеливѣ
povelivě
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| 2nd
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повелита
povelita
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повелѣашета
povelěašeta
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повелита
povelita
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| 3rd
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повелите, повелита
povelite, povelita
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повелѣашете, повелѣашета
povelěašete, povelěašeta
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—
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| plural
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1st
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повелимъ
povelimŭ
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повелѣахомъ
povelěaxomŭ
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повелимъ
povelimŭ
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| 2nd
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повелите
povelite
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повелѣашете
povelěašete
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повелите
povelite
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| 3rd
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повелѧтъ
povelętŭ
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повелѣахѫ
povelěaxǫ
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—
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s-aorist6
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| singular
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1st
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повелѣхъ
povelěxŭ
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| 2nd
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повелѣ
povelě
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| 3rd
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повелѣ
povelě
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| dual
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1st
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повелѣховѣ
povelěxově
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| 2nd
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повелѣста
povelěsta
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| 3rd
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повелѣсте, повелѣста
povelěste, povelěsta
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| plural
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1st
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повелѣхомъ
povelěxomŭ
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| 2nd
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повелѣсте
povelěste
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| 3rd
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повелѣшѧ
povelěšę
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| compound forms
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| perfect2
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Use the l-participle of повелѣти and the present tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → повелѣлъ ѥстъ
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| pluperfect2
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Use the l-participle of повелѣти and the imperfective aorist or imperfect3 tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → повелѣлъ бѣ/бѣаше
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| future
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Use the infinitive of повелѣти and the present tense of the auxiliary verb имѣти, хотѣти, начѧти or въчѧти
e.g. third-person singular → иматъ/хощетъ/начьнетъ/въчьнетъ повелѣти
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| future perfect2, 4
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Use the l-participle of повелѣти and the future tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → повелѣлъ бѫдетъ
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| conditional2
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Use the l-participle of повелѣти and the conditional mood5 or perfective aorist tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. third-person masculine singular → повелѣлъ 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.