нѣстъ

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From не (ne) +‎ ѥстъ (jestŭ).

Verb

нѣстъ • (něstŭ)

  1. third-person singular present indicative negative of бꙑти (byti); does not, doesn't
    Antonym: ѥстъ (jestŭ)
    • 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
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