свѧтити

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Old Church Slavonic

свѧтити

Etymology

свѧтъ (svętŭ) +‎ -ити (-iti)

Verb

свѧтити (svętitiimpf

  1. to sanctify
  2. to consecrate
    • from Vita Methodii, 0600200:
      свѧти же на поповьство блаженааго Меѳедиꙗ.
      svęti že na popovĭstvo blaženaago Meθedija.
      He also consecrated the blessed Methodius to the priesthood.
  3. to bless
    • from Vita Methodii, 1200510-1200540:
      и въ роукоу ѥго соуть отъ бога и отъ апостольскаго стола вьсѧ словѣньскꙑꙗ странꙑ, да ѥгоже прокльнеть, проклѧтъ, а ѥгоже свѧтить, тъ свѧтъ да боуди.
      i vŭ ruku jego sutĭ otŭ boga i otŭ apostolĭskago stola vĭsę slověnĭskyja strany, da jegože proklĭnetĭ, proklętŭ, a jegože svętitĭ, tŭ svętŭ da budi.
      And from God and the Apostolic See are all the Slavic lands in his hands. Thus, whomever he curses is cursed; but whomever he blesses, may he be blessed.

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References

  • Бояджиев, Андрей (2016) Старобългарска читанка, София
  • свѧтити”, in GORAZD (overall work in Czech, English, and Russian), http://gorazd.org, 2016—2024