мьстити

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Old Church Slavonic

мьстити

Etymology

From мьсть (mĭstĭ), from Proto-Slavic *mьstiti.

Verb

мьстити (mĭstitiimpf

  1. revenge
    • Ретъко, editor (1025±50?), “мьштѫ”, in Codex Suprasliensis (in Old Church Slavonic), page (leaf) 18, line 15:
      понѣ нꙑн҄ѣ и҅сповѣдите о҅тъпадениѥ҆ б꙯оу вашемоу · дадите о̑убо да мь҆щѫ ѥ҅моу · народоу же многоу вѣровавъшоу · о̑устръмишѧ сѧ и҅ съкроушишѧ коумирѧ · и҅ крꙿстишѧ сѧ ·
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  2. avenge
    • Luke 18:3-7, from Codex Marianus, 3180300-3180510:
      въдова же бѣ въ градѣ томь · ꙇ прихождааше къ немꙋ г꙯лѭшти · мьсти мене отъ сѫпьрѣ моего · [...] да мьщѭ еѩ ·
      vŭdova že bě vŭ gradě tomĭ · i prixoždaaše kŭ nemu g:ljǫšti · mĭsti mene otŭ sǫpĭrě moego · [...] da mĭštjǫ eję ·
      And there was a widow in that city; and she came oft unto him, saying: Avenge me of mine adversary. I will avenge her.

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  • Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка, София