bister

== English == === Noun === bister (countable and uncountable, plural bisters) Alternative spelling of bistre. === Anagrams === bestir, Breits, Tribes, tribes, rebits, Bertis, bistre, biters, bitser, Sibert == Danish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German bister. === Adjective === bister (neuter bistert, plural and definite singular attributive bistre) fierce, gruff, cruel Synonym: brysk ==== Inflection ==== === References === “bister” in Den Danske Ordbog == North Frisian == === Etymology === Possibly cognate with West Frisian bjuster (“unusual, strange”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈb̥ɪstɐ] === Adjective === bister (comparative bisterer, superlative bisterst) (Sylt) angry Synonyms: ārig, wreer == Slovene == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bystrъ. First attested in the 16th century. === Adjective === bíster (comparative bístrejši, superlative nȁjbístrejši) clear (transparent) smart, bright, sharp === Further reading === “bister”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026 == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Low German bister. Attested since 1665. ==== Adjective ==== bister (comparative bistrare, superlative bistrast) (of a person, expression, or the like) serious and hard; grim, stern, etc. grim, bitter, harsh (often of weather conditions and the like) ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from French bistre. Attested since 1784. ==== Noun ==== bister n bistre (pigment) ===== Declension ===== === References === bister in Svensk ordbok (SO) bister in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) bister in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)