bist
bist · bists · bisted · bisting
Used to form the second person singular of beUsed to form the second person singular of be.
Meaning
1 senses(Northern England, UK, West Country, dialectal)Used to form the second person singular of be.
Where bist goin'. Where are you going?
How bist? How are you?
Origin
From Middle English bist, beest, best, from Old English bist ("(thou) art"; second personFrom 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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Forms
bists, bisting, bisted, bistedSynonyms
2 synonymsRUre'you
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- B1Used to and would for past habits — Because of how it combines with other verbs