ѣсть

Russian

Verb

ѣсть • (jěstʹimpf

  1. Pre-1918 spelling of есть (jestʹ): to eat

Usage notes

  • Before 1918 reform the present indicative form of the verb быть (bytʹ, to be) was written есть (jestʹ) and so written distinctly from ѣсть (jěstʹ, to eat).

Conjugation