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English
Etymology
From Middle English *disen, from Old English *disan, *disian, from *dise (“bunch of flax on a distaff”), from Proto-Germanic *disanō (“distaff”), of unknown origin. Cognate with Middle Dutch disen (“to dress or prepare a distaff with flax for spinning”), Middle Low German dise, disene (“bunch of flax, distaff”).
Verb
dize (third-person singular simple present dizes, present participle dizing, simple past and past participle dized)
- (transitive) To dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff; dizen.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To put tow on a distaff.
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Verb
dize
- second-person singular imperative of dizer
Spanish
Verb
dize
- Archaic spelling of dice.
Turkish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
dize
- dative singular of diz
See also
Etymology 2
Noun
dize (definite accusative dizeyi, plural dizeler)
- (poetry) line
Declension
Synonyms
West Frisian
Etymology
Ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *dwās (“stupid”). Compare German Dunst. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Noun
dize c (plural dizen)
- fog
Further reading
- “dize”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011