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English
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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.
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dize
Spanish
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dize
Turkish
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Etymology 1
Noun
dize
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Etymology 2
Noun
dize (definite accusative dizeyi, plural dizeler)
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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.
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Noun
dize c (plural dizen)
Further reading
- “dize”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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