нѣстъ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

не (ne) + естъ (estŭ)

Verb

нѣстъ • (něstŭ)

1. 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

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)