есвѣ

Old East Slavic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *esvě, verb form of *byti. Akin to Old Church Slavonic есвѣ (esvě).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɛsʋeː/→/ˈjɛsʋʲeː/→/ˈjɛsʋʲeː/

• (ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈjɛsʋeː/
• (ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈjɛsʋʲeː/
• (ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈjɛsʋʲeː/

Verb

есвѣ (jesvě)

1. first-person dual present indicative of бꙑти (byti); (we two) are