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/

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• Hyphenation: bijs‧ter
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯stər

Adjective

bijster (used only predicatively, not comparable)

1. lost, missing

   Het spoor bijster zijn.

Synonyms

• kwijt

Derived terms

• verbijsteren

Adverb

bijster

1. very