"bist" meaning in Middle English

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Verb

Etymology: From Old English bist ("(thou) art"; second person singular of bēon (“to be”)), from Proto-Germanic *biusi (“(thou) art”), equivalent to been + -est. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|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|enm|gem-pro|*biusi||(thou) art}} Proto-Germanic *biusi (“(thou) art”), {{suffix|enm|been|-est}} been + -est Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} bist
  1. second-person singular present indicative of been Tags: form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Form of: been Synonyms: beest, best
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