bijster

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch bijster (“away, loose”). Middle Dutch also has an adverb bijsterlijc (“ferociously”), whose meaning was later taken over by bijster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɛi̯.stər/ Hyphenation: bijs‧ter Rhymes: -ɛi̯stər === Adjective === bijster (used only predicatively, not comparable) lost, missing Het spoor bijster zijn. ==== Synonyms ==== kwijt ==== Derived terms ==== verbijsteren === Adverb === bijster very