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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *tęgnǫti.
Verb
потѧгнѫти • (potęgnǫti) pf
- (transitive) to drag, to pull (someone)
- (transitive) to draw (knife, sword etc.)
- strive, be strong, be able
- lines 108-110, from the Primary Chronicle:
и рече свѣнелдъ и асмолдъ, кнѧзь ꙋже почалъ. потѧгнѣте, дружина, по кнѧзѣ. и побѣдиша деревлѧнꙑ.- i reče svěneldŭ i asmoldŭ, knęzĭ uže počalŭ. potęgněte, družina, po knęzě. i pobědiša derevlęny.
- And Sveinald and Asmund said, "The prince has already begun, so, guards, move after the prince!" And they drove back the Derevlians.
Conjugation