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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|
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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-aorist5
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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, възѧтъ
vŭzę, vŭzętŭ
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| 3rd
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възѧ, възѧтъ
vŭzę, vŭzętŭ
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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 tenses
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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. first-person masculine singular → възѧлъ ѥсмь
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| pluperfect2
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Use the l-participle of възѧти and the imperfective aorist or imperfect tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. first-person masculine singular → възѧлъ бѣхъ or възѧлъ бѣахъ
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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. first-person singular → имамь възѧти, хощѫ възѧти, начьнѫ възѧти or въчьнѫ възѧти
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| future perfect2, 3
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Use the l-participle of възѧти and the future tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. first-person masculine singular → възѧлъ бѫдѫ
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| conditional2
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Use the l-participle of възѧти and the conditional mood4 or perfective aorist tense of the auxiliary verb бꙑти
e.g. first-person masculine singular → възѧлъ бимь or възѧлъ бꙑхъ
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1 For declension of participles, see their entries.
2 Except first/second-person neuter.
3 Attested only in a few instances.
4 The dual forms are unattested.
5 Also called a sigmatic aorist.
This table shows the normalized inflected forms of възѧти. Some forms may be based on conjecture. See also Old Church Slavonic grammar § Verbs on WikipediaWikipedia .
Further reading
- “възѧти”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2025
- “възѧти”, in Исторически речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia University "St. Clement Ohridsky", 2011–2022