What is the meaning of Gist?

The main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.

The essential ground for action in a lawsuit, without which there is no cause of action; the gravamen.

Gossip, rumour; an instance of this.

To extract and present the main ideas or substance, or the most essential parts of (a document, piece of writing, etc.); to abridge, to summarize.

To talk idly; chat; also, to gossip.

A stop for lodging or rest in a journey, or the place where this happens; a rest.

yeast

inflection of gisten:

  1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
  2. imperative

first/second/third-person singular present indicative

imperative

inflection of gissen:

  1. second/third-person singular present indicative
  2. plural imperative

second/third-person singular present indicative

plural imperative

Alternative form of gest

gossip, rumour

Alternative form of ġiest

third-person singular present indicative of gesir

right

just, just now

Soft mutation of cist.

Source: wiktionary.org