bist

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bist

Rhymes with -ɪst

Where it 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”).

verb

Northern England, UK, West Country, dialectal Used to form the second person singular of be. Thee bist rayther too much a feelosofer, I be afeard, for me.
Similar: RU, re'you

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@misc{bist_2026,
  title = {bist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}