different between bewist vs bemist

English

Alternative forms

• biwist, bewiste, biwiste

Etymology

From Middle English biwist, biwest, from Old English b?wist (“sustenance, food, provision, necessities”), equivalent to be- +? wist (“being”), or by- +? wist (“being”). More at be-, was.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?st

Noun

bewist

1. (now chiefly Britain dialectal) Food; provision; victual; a living.
2. (now chiefly Britain dialectal) State or condition of life.
3. (now chiefly Britain dialectal) Abiding; dwelling; sojourn; living.
4. (now chiefly Britain dialectal) Dwelling-place; abode; habitation.

Anagrams

• bewits

English

Etymology

From be- +? mist.

Verb

bemist (third-person singular simple present bemists, present participle bemisting, simple past and past participle bemisted)

1. (transitive) To cover or envelop with mist, or as with mist.
   • 1959, International Agricultural Aviation Centre, European Agricultural Aviation Centre, The Hague, Agricultural aviation: Volumes 1-6:

     For destroying Gypsy Moth caterpillars in the forests of Yugoslavia, the method of bemisting from the aeroplane with DDT preparations has been applied so far... In the first place, among other defects, the residual effect of the poison in bemisting is very short [...]