ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bist

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Bist is a verb meaning (UK dialectal, Black Country, Bristol, West Country, Northern England) Used to form the second person singular of be.

Meaning

(UK dialectal, Black Country, Bristol, West Country, Northern England) Used to form the second person singular of be.

Example Sentences

How bist? How are you?
Where bist goin'. Where are you going?
Thee bist rayther too much a feelosofer, I be afeard, for me.
"[…] Stay thee where tha bist, sit down on thi property; what's the sense of wanderen over the barren sea and maybe happenen an accident?"

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include behight, veel, yoom, akether, striddle, speld.

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