Bist Definition

verb

(UK dialectal, Bristolian, Northern England) Originally used to form the second person singular of be, but can denote other present tense forms, such as: are, am, is.

Where bist goin'.Where are you going?
I bist goin' 'ome.I am going home.
How bist?How are you?
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Origin of Bist

  • 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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