Lexicon:Modern/bwysti

bwysti
Stage	Modern CLT
Pronunciation	/ˈbwɪs.ti/
Part of speech	Noun; Verb; Adjective
Etymology	from Middle boosti
Related words	bwylei, Gechra, hila

bwysti — a lift; the quick raising of another’s spirit or strength. To give such a lift. Excellent, in the sense of something that gives one.

Notes

A word that does three jobs and is not confused by anyone. A cup of Gechra after a hard day is bwysti, the friend who brought it has bwysti’d you, and a thing that reliably does this is simply bwysti. The sense is always of something raising a person who was low, which is why it is never said of an ordinary pleasure. A fine meal is not bwysti. A fine meal after a bad week is.