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noun
Food; provision; victual; a living.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Now chiefly UK dialectal
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noun
State or condition of life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Now chiefly UK dialectal
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noun
Abiding; dwelling; sojourn; living.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Now chiefly UK dialectal
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noun
Dwelling-place; abode; habitation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: Now chiefly UK dialectal
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History
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.
