Meaning of bist | Babel Free

Definitions

Used to form the second person singular of be.

Northern-England, UK, West-Country, dialectal

Examples

“Thee bist rayther too much a feelosofer, I be afeard, for me.”

“Lookee, thee bist purty, my love; lookee, thee bist purty: thee hast dove's eyes betwix thy locks; thy locks be like a flock o' ship fur thickedness.”

“"[…] 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?"”

“Where bist goin'. Where are you going?”

“How bist? How are you?”

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