нѣстъ
Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
не (ne) + естъ (estŭ)
Verb
нѣстъ • (něstŭ)
- third-person singular present negative of бꙑти (byti); does not, doesn't
- from the Homily against the Bogumils, 181-184:
- аще бо земьнаѥго цѣсарꙗ врагомъ иже бѫдетъ дроугъ то нѣстъ и житию достоинъ нъ съ врагꙑ ѥго оумираѥтъ
- ašte bo zemĭnajego cěsarja vragomŭ iže bǫdetŭ drugŭ to něstŭ i žitiju dostoinŭ nŭ sŭ vragy jego umirajetŭ
- If a man who allies himself to the enemies of an earthly king does not even deserve to live, but is put to death along with them
- from the Homily against the Bogumils, 181-184:
Conjugation
не бꙑти
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | нѣсмь (něsmĭ) | нѣсвѣ (něsvě) | нѣсмъ (něsmŭ) |
| 2nd person | нѣси (něsi) | нѣста (něsta) | нѣсте (něste) |
| 3rd person | нѣстъ (něstŭ) | нѣсте (něste) | не сѫтъ (ne sǫtŭ) |