bewist

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noun

Food; provision; victual; a living.

OriginMiddle English biwist ← Old English bīwist →
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Meanings

noun

alternative biwist · alternative bewiste · alternative biwiste

  1. Now chiefly UK dialectalFood; provision; victual; a living.
  2. Now chiefly UK dialectalState or condition of life.
  3. Now chiefly UK dialectalAbiding; dwelling; sojourn; living.
  4. Now chiefly UK dialectalDwelling-place; abode; habitation.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbīwist“sustenance, food, provision, necessities”
  2. Middle Englishbiwist
  3. Englishbewist

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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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bewist

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Cite this entry
APA

bewist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bewist

MLA

“bewist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bewist. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bewist,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bewist.

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