Kist vs Jist - What's the difference?
kist | jist |
(obsolete) (kiss)
* 1648 , ,
(Scotland) A chest.
*1932 , (Lewis Grassic Gibbon), Sunset Song'', Polygon 2006 (''A Scots Quair ), p. 17:
*:the spear he killed the gryphon with was locked in a kist there, or so some said [...].
(Scotland) A coffin.
(nonstandard) alternative form of just
*1838 , -Charles Dickens:
*:'Mister Muntlehiney,' said the man. 'Wot's come on him? Is he at home?'
*:'He is above stairs, I believe,' replied Kate, a little reassured by this inquiry. 'Do you want him?'
*:'No,' replied the visitor. 'I don't ezactly want him, if it's made a favour on. You can jist give him that 'ere card, and tell him if he wants to speak to ME, and save trouble, here I am; that's all.'
*1884 , -Mark Twain:
*:They get all their chawing by borrowing; they say to a fellow, "I wisht you'd len' me a chaw, Jack, I jist this minute give Ben Thompson the last chaw I had"—which is a lie pretty much everytime;
As nouns the difference between kist and jist
is that kist is (scotland) a chest while jist is (rare).As a verb kist
is (obsolete) (kiss) or kist can be (scotland) to place in a coffin.As an adverb jist is
(nonstandard) alternative form of just.kist
English
Etymology 1
From kissVerb
(head)- To me my Julia lately sent
A Bracelet richly Redolent
The Beads I kist , but most lov'd her
That did perfume the Pomander.