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оувѣдѣти

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Forms

оувѣдѣти (uvěděti), present оувѣмь, aorist оувѣдѣ pf[1][2]

  • The Glagolitic Genesis of Grigorovič once writes ювѣдѣ.[2]

Etymology

It is the perfective of вѣдѣти (“to know”), formed from Old Church Slavonic оу- (u-) + вѣдѣти (věděti).[3][4][5] Sadnik and Aitzetmüller list it in the family of the simple verb, with извѣдѣти, повѣдѣти and исповѣдати.[4]

The simple verb is inherited from Proto-Slavic *věděti (“to know”), the source of Russian ведать (védatʹ), Czech vědět, Polish wiedzieć and Slovene vẹ́dẹti.[3][6][7] Its old first person singular is an Indo-European perfect with a middle ending, and matches Ancient Greek οἶδα (oîda, “I know”), Sanskrit वेद (véda) and Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍄 (wait).[4][6][7] Wiktionary derives it from Proto-Indo-European *wóyde (“has seen, knows”), the perfect of *weyd- (“to see”), and compares Old Prussian waist (“to know”).[3][6]

Earliest recorded meaning

In the Gospels it renders Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “to come to know”) and οἶδα (oîda): и оувѣдѣвъ отъ кентоуриона, дастъ тѣло иосифови “and when he learned it from the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph” (Mc 15, 45 Zogr Mar As), and да оувѣсте, ѣко власть иматъ сынъ человѣчьскꙑ “that you may know that the Son of Man has authority” (Mt 9, 6 Zogr Mar As).[2][1]

Semantic evolution

The SJS gives its main sense as to learn, find out, come to know or realise, for γιγνώσκειν, ἐπιγιγνώσκειν, εἰδέναι and μανθάνειν.[2][1] It also means to recognise or acknowledge, as in оувѣждь богꙑ и съпаси сѧ “acknowledge the gods and save yourself” (Supr 115, 3), to investigate a case, in Acts 24, 22, and, after the Hebrew idiom, to know a woman, in Genesis 4, 1.[2] The passive оувѣдѣнъ бꙑти and the reflexive оувѣдѣти сѧ mean to become known (Mt 10, 26).[2]

SlaVaComp finds it for γιγνώσκειν in the Euchologium Sinaiticum and for οἶδα and ἐπιγιγνώσκω in the later Serbian translations.[8] Giltebrandt lists it in the Church Slavonic New Testament for γινώσκειν, εἰδέναι, μαθεῖν and ὁρᾶν, as in да не оувѣсть шоуица твоѧ (Mt 6, 3).[9]

Timeline

  • End of the 9th – beginning of the 10th century – the Euchologium Sinaiticum uses оувѣдѣти for γιγνώσκειν.[8]
  • 14th century – the Athonite Serbian translation of Gregory of Nyssa uses it for γινώσκω and οἶδα.[8]
  • 1882–1885 – Giltebrandt lists its New Testament uses.[9]

Meanings

Verb

  1. To learn, find out, come to know, realize; for γιγνώσκειν, εἰδέναι, μανθάνειν.[2][1][10]
  2. To recognize, acknowledge; for ἐπιγιγνώσκειν.[2][1]
  3. (law) To investigate a case; for διαγιγνώσκειν.[2]
  4. To know a woman, have intercourse with; for γιγνώσκειν.[2]
  5. оувѣдѣнъ бꙑти, оувѣдѣти сѧ: to become known; for γιγνώσκεσθαι.[2]

Word family

  • оувѣдѣние
  • прооувѣдѣти
  • вѣдѣти
  • извѣдѣти
  • повѣдѣти
  • съвѣдѣти
  • вѣсть
  • познати

Usage notes

SNSP points to познати, which renders the same Greek verbs; in J 14, 7 the Marianus has оувѣдѣсте where the Zographensis and the Savvina kniga have видѣсте.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Slovník nejstarších staroslověnských památek (digital ed., Gorazd, Slovanský ústav AV ČR, gorazd.org); cf. Cejtlin, R. M.; Večerka, R.; Blagova, É. (eds.) (1994), Staroslavjanskij slovar' (po rukopisjam X–XI vekov), Moskva: Russkij jazyk
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Kurz, Josef; Hauptová, Zoe (eds.) (1958–1997), Slovník jazyka staroslověnského / Lexicon linguae palaeoslovenicae, 4 vols. + supplements, Praha: Academia; digital ed. gorazd.org
  3. ^ a b c Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  4. ^ a b c Sadnik, Linda; Aitzetmüller, Rudolf (1955), Handwörterbuch zu den altkirchenslavischen Texten, Heidelberg: Winter / 's-Gravenhage: Mouton, p. 329
  5. ^ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), Ètimologičeskij slovar' russkogo jazyka, transl. and suppl. by O. N. Trubačev, 4 vols., Moskva: Progress, p. 4, 142
  6. ^ a b c Derksen, Rick (2008), Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon, Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series 4, Leiden / Boston: Brill
  7. ^ a b Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), Ètimologičeskij slovar' russkogo jazyka, transl. and suppl. by O. N. Trubačev, 4 vols., Moskva: Progress, p. 1, 283
  8. ^ a b c SlaVaComp Metaglossar Griechisch–Kirchenslavisch, Universität Freiburg, slavistik-portal.de
  9. ^ a b Gil'tebrandt, P. A. (1882–1885), Spravočnyj i ob''jasnitel'nyj slovar' k Novomu Zavetu, 6 vols., Sankt-Peterburg
  10. ^ Sadnik, Linda; Aitzetmüller, Rudolf (1955), Handwörterbuch zu den altkirchenslavischen Texten, Heidelberg: Winter / 's-Gravenhage: Mouton