мьщати

мьщати

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From мьзда (mĭzda), from Proto-Slavic *mьstiti.

Verb

мьщати • (mĭštati) ?

1. revenge, avenge
   • lines 126-128, from the Primary Chronicle:

     а ѹже не хощю мъщати, но хощю дань имати по малу.

     a uže ne xoštju mŭštati, no xoštju danĭ imati po malu.

     Now I do not wish to avenge (him), but rather I wish to receive a small tribute.

Related terms

• мьстити (mĭstiti)
• мьзда (mĭzda)