bijster

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch bijster (“away, loose”). Middle Dutch also has an adverb bijsterlijc (“ferociously”), whose meaning was later taken over by bijster.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈbɛi̯.stər/
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Hyphenation: bijs‧ter
Rhymes: -ɛi̯stər

Adjective edit

bijster (used only predicatively, not comparable)

lost, missing
Het spoor bijster zijn.

Synonyms edit

kwijt

Derived terms edit

verbijsteren

Adverb edit

bijster

very