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dize
English
Alternative forms
- dise
Etymology
From Middle English *disen, from Old English *disan, *disian, from *dise (“bunch of flax on a distaff”), from Proto-Germanic *disan? (“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, Britain dialectal) To put tow on a distaff.
Related terms
- dizen
Anagrams
- Diez, zeid
Portuguese
Verb
dize
- Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of dizer
Spanish
Verb
dize
- Archaic spelling of dice.
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [dize]
- Hyphenation: di?ze
Etymology 1
Noun
dize
- dative singular of diz
See also
- dize gelmek
Etymology 2
Noun
dize (definite accusative dizeyi, plural dizeler)
- (poetry) line
Synonyms
- m?sra
Declension
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?di?z?/
Noun
dize c (plural dizen)
- fog
Further reading
- “dize”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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dike
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
dike (plural dikes)
- (chiefly US) Alternative form of dyke: ditch; embankment; waterway; etc.
Verb
dike (third-person singular simple present dikes, present participle diking, simple past and past participle diked)
- (chiefly US) Alternative form of dyke: to dig a ditch; to raise an earthwork; etc.
- {quote-journal|en|date=1996 September 27|author=Michael Miner|url=https://securesite.chireader.com/cgi-bin/Archive/abridged2.bat?path=1996/960927/HOTTYPE%7Ctitle=WVON Won't Take the Bait|work=The Chicago Reader|text=Lakeside water-filtration plants, an 11,000-acre diked airport east of 55th Street, slash-and-bulldoze highway projects through Jackson and Lincoln parks—these and many another grandiose project leapt from the sketchbooks of city planners.}}
- {quote-book|en|date=2001 November 16, Karen F. Schmidt|url=http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/294/5546/1444%7Cdoi=10.1126/science.294.5546.1444%7Ctitle=Ecology: A True-Blue Vision for the Danube|work=Science|volume=294|issue=5546|pages=1444-1447|text=In 1983, dictator Nicolae Ceausescu decreed that the Romanian Danube delta, one of Europe's largest wetlands, be diked for growing rice and maize.}}
Etymology 2
Of uncertain etymology, first attested in mid-19th century Virginia. Possibly a variant of deck and deck out or influenced by them.
Verb
dike (third-person singular simple present dikes, present participle diking, simple past and past participle diked)
- (US dialect slang, obsolete) To be well dressed.
Derived terms
- diked out
- diked up
Noun
dike (plural dikes)
- (US dialect slang, obsolete) A well-dressed man.
- (US dialect slang, obsolete) Formalwear or other fashionable dress.
Derived terms
- out on a dike
Etymology 3
See dyke.
Noun
dike (plural dikes)
- Alternative form of dyke: (slang, usually derogatory) a masculine woman; a lesbian.
References
- Oxford English Dictionary. "dike, n.² and v.²".
- Oxford English Dictionary. "dike | dyke, n.³".
Anagrams
- IDEK, idek
Esperanto
Adverb
dike
- thickly
Lindu
Noun
dike
- dog
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse díki, from Proto-Germanic *d?kij?, from Proto-Indo-European *d?eyg?- (whence also English ditch).
Noun
dike n
- ditch; a small canal, for irrigation or drainage
- Han körde i diket med sin nya bil.
- He went off the road with (ditched) his new car.
- Han körde i diket med sin nya bil.
Usage notes
- The phrase "köra i diket" (to ditch) is used also when there's no ditch.
Declension
Related terms
- dika
- dika ut
- dikesgrävning
- dikeskant
- dikeskörning
- dikesren
- dikning
- köra i diket
- täckdike
- utdikning
References
- dike in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)