bist

/ (bɪst) /

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verb

archaic, or dialect a form of the second person singular of be 1

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

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Words nearby bist

Bissau, bissextile, bissextus, bisso, bissonata, bist, bistable, bi-state, bister, Bisto, bistort

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How to use bist in a sentence

The fact of the matter is that Du ein furchtbarer Schwaggerer bist.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV.|Charles L. Graves
Du sollst schlechte Compositionen weder spielen, noch, wenn du nicht dazu gezwungen bist, sie anhren.
Advice to Young Musicians. Musikalische Haus- und Lebens-Regeln|Robert Schumann
Peierl bist so faul als wie ein Gaul; O lieber Freundverzeihe mir!
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Otto Jahn
Furst Oi was thryin' to lay ut on Frinchy, an' him the bist teamster in th' woods!
Connie Morgan in the Lumber Camps|James B. Hendryx

His bist friend saw ye in your canoe afther ye shtarted wid th' girrul.
Frank Merriwell's Pursuit|Burt L. Standish