еси

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Old Novgorodian

Alternative forms

Etymology

First attested as еси (esi) in year 1063±13. From Proto-Slavic *esi.

Verb

еси • (esi)

  1. second-person singular present of бꙑти (byti)

References

  1. ^ “letter no. 105”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎ (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
  2. ^ “letter no. 400”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎ (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
  3. ^ “letter no. 482”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎ (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
  4. ^ “letter no. 142”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎ (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
  5. ^ “letter no. 272”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎ (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
  6. ^ “letter no. 314”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎ (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
  7. ^ “letter no. 446”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎ (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024

Further reading

  • Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004) Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect]‎ (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: Languages of Slavic Cultures, →ISBN, page 715
  • “letter no. 915”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎ (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
  • “letter no. 909”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎ (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024
  • “letter no. 109”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎ (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024

Russian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *esi.

Pronunciation

Verb

еси́ • (jesí)

  1. (obsolete) second-person singular present indicative imperfective of быть (bytʹ); (you) are, (thou) art
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