исме

Old Novgorodian

Alternative forms

  • єсме (jesme)[1] (year 1300±25)
  • ѥсомо (jesomo)[2] (year 1300±100)
  • ѥсми (jesmi)[3] (year 1363±22)
  • ѥсмь (jesmĭ)[4] (year 1380±20)
  • ѥсме (jesme)[5] (year 1390±15)

Etymology

First attested as исме (isme) in year 1280‒1300. From Proto-Slavic *esmъ.[6]

Verb

исме • (isme)

  1. first-person plural present of бꙑти (byti)
    • И позвале насъ господине на комелъ и пошли єсме на комѣине с максомъ.
      And Mister called us so we go to Komel. So we went on Komeynia with Max.

References

  1. ^ letter no. 929]”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎[1][2] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025
  2. ^ letter no. 357]”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎[3][4] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025
  3. ^ letter no. 370]”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎[5][6] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025
  4. ^ letter no. 248]”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎[7][8] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025
  5. ^ letter no. 361]”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎[9][10] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025
  6. ^ letter no. 929]”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎[11][12] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2025