"bist" meaning in English

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Verb

Rhymes: -ɪst Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bist}} Middle English bist, {{inh|en|ang|bist}} Old English bist, {{gloss|"(thou) art"; second person singular of <i class="Latn mention" lang="ang">bēon</i> (“to be”)}} ("(thou) art"; second person singular of bēon (“to be”)), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*biusi||(thou) art}} Proto-Germanic *biusi (“(thou) art”), {{suffix|en|be|est}} be + -est, {{cog|fy|bist||(thou) art}} West Frisian bist (“(thou) art”), {{cog|nds|büst||(thou) art}} Low German büst (“(thou) art”), {{cog|de|bist||(thou) art}} German bist (“(thou) art”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} bist
  1. (UK dialectal, Black Country, Bristol, West Country, Northern England) Used to form the second person singular of be. Tags: Northern-England, UK, West-Country, dialectal Related terms: bin, bisn't
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