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bist.

Used to form the second person singular of be.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. Used to form the second person singular of be.

    Northern-England · UK · West-Country · dialectal
Where this word comes from

From Middle English bist, beest, best, from Old English bist ("(thou) art"; second person singular of bēon (“to be”)), from Proto-Germanic *biusi (“(thou) art”), equivalent to be + -est. Cognate with West Frisian bist (“(thou) art”), Low German büst (“(thou) art”), German bist (“(thou) art”).

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