dizen
English
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Etymology
From dialectal dize (“to put tow on a distaff”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English *disen, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English *disan, *disian, from *dise, *disen (“bunch of flax on a distaff”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *disanō (“distaff”), of unknown origin, equivalent to dize + -en. Cognate with Middle Low German dise, disene (“distaff”). More at dize.
Verb
dizen (third-person singular simple present dizens, present participle dizening, simple past and past participle dizened)
- (transitive) To dress with flax for spinning.
- (transitive) To dress with clothes; attire; deck; bedizen.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To dress showily; adorn; dress out.
Derived terms
Spanish
Verb
dizen
Turkish
Pronunciation
Noun
dizen
- second-person singular possessive of dize
West Frisian
Noun
dizen
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