ꙗсти

Old Church Slavonic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ěsti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *ēˀstei, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁édti.

Verb

ꙗсти (jasti) impf

  1. to eat
    • from Matthew 11:18:
      придє иоанъ ни пиѧ ни ꙗдꙑ
      pride ioanŭ ni pię ni jady
      John came, neither drinking nor eating
    • from the Homily against the Bogumils, 1638:
      праздьнꙑи не дѣлаѩ да не ꙗстъ
      prazdĭnyj ne dělaję da ne jastŭ
      idle who does not work shall not eat.

Conjugation

  • сънѣсти (sŭněsti)
  • наꙗсти (najasti)
  • поꙗсти (pojasti)

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: ям (jam)

Further reading

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