гънати

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Old Church Slavonic

гонѥньѥ (gonjenĭje)

Etymology

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

Verb

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

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