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dize

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See also: diže and díže

English

Alternative forms

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)

  1. (transitive) To dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff; dizen.
  2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To put tow on a distaff.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Verb

dize

  1. second-person singular imperative of dizer

Spanish

Verb

dize

  1. archaic spelling of dice

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dize]
  • Hyphenation: di‧ze

Etymology 1

Noun

dize

  1. dative singular of diz
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Etymology 2

Noun

dize (definite accusative dizeyi, plural dizeler)

  1. (poetry) line
Declension
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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)

  1. fog

Further reading

  • dize”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

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