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bewist

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  • noun Food; provision; victual; a living.
  • noun State or condition of life.
  • noun Abiding; dwelling; sojourn; living.
  • noun Dwelling-place; abode; habitation.

Etymologies

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From Middle English biwist, biwest, from Old English bīwist ("sustenance, food, provision, necessaries"), equivalent to be- +‎ wist, or by- +‎ wist ("being"). More at be-, was.

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