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бѣше

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Old Novgorodian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Only attested as бьшь (bĭšĭ) in year 1220±30 or as ??шь (??šĭ) in year 1143±17. From Proto-Slavic *běaše.

Verb

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бѣше (běše)

  1. third-person singular imperfect of бꙑти (byti)

References

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  1. ^ сь сталь бьшь (letter no. 510)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎[1][2] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024

Further reading

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  • Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004) Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect]‎[3] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: Languages of Slavic Cultures, →ISBN, page 715
  • Zaliznyak, Andrey (2004) “§3.36. Имперфект”, in Древненовгородский диалект [Old Novgorod dialect]‎[4] (in Russian), 2nd edition, Moscow: Languages of Slavic Cultures, →ISBN, page 715
  • ??шь (letter no. 831)”, in Древнерусские берестяные грамоты [Birchbark Literacy from Medieval Rus]‎[5][6] (in Russian), http://gramoty.ru, 2007–2024