dysy

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dusi (early West Midlands)
• desy (Kent)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English dysiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *dusīg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiziː/
• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛ̝ːziː/, /ˈdɛziː/ (Kent)
• IPA^(key): /ˈdeːziː/ (Northern)
• IPA^(key): /ˈdyziː/ (Southern, Southwest Midland)

Adjective

dysy (chiefly early Southwest Midland, Southern)

1. Idiotic, unwise, ridiculous.
2. (rare) Dizzy, shaky.
3. (rare) Unreceptive, unlearned.

Descendants

• English: dizzy
  • → Dutch: dizzy
• Scots: desy, dussie, dissy

References

• “dusī(e, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.