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English

Noun

bister (countable and uncountable, plural bisters)

  1. Alternative spelling of bistre.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German bister.

Adjective

bister (neuter bistert, plural and definite singular attributive bistre)

  1. fierce, gruff, cruel
    Synonym: brysk

Inflection

More information positive, comparative ...

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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North Frisian

Etymology

Possibly cognate with West Frisian bjuster (“unusual, strange”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

bister (comparative bisterer, superlative bisterst)

  1. (Sylt) angry
    Synonyms: ārig, wreer

Slovene

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bystrъ.

Adjective

bíster (comparative bístrejši, superlative nȁjbístrejši)

  1. clear (transparent)
  2. smart, bright, sharp

Further reading

  • “bister”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Swedish

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Low German bister. Attested since 1665.

Adjective

bister (comparative bistrare, superlative bistrast)

  1. (of a person, expression, or the like) serious and hard; grim, stern, etc.
    Rektorn satt med en bister min i rektorsexpeditionen när jag kom in
    The principal was sitting with a stern look on his face in the principal's office when I entered
    "Vi är körda", sa han bistert
    "We're screwed," he said grimly
  2. grim, bitter, harsh (often of weather conditions and the like)
    den bistra kylan
    the bitter cold
    den bistra vintern
    the cold, harsh winter
    den bistra verkligheten
    the grim reality
    den bistra sanningen
    the bitter truth
    bistra tider
    hard times
Declension
More information Indefinite, positive ...

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bistre. Attested since 1784.

Noun

bister n

  1. bistre (pigment)
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...

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