Bewist
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Food; provision; victual; a living.
- 2 State or condition of life.
- 3 Abiding; dwelling; sojourn; living.
- 4 Dwelling-place; abode; habitation.
Etymology
From Middle English biwist, biwest, from Old English bīwist (“sustenance, food, provision, necessities”), equivalent to be- + wist (“being”), or by- + wist (“being”). More at be-, was.
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