different between dizen vs dize

English

Alternative forms

• disen, dysyn, dizzen

Etymology

From dialectal dize (“to put tow on a distaff”), from Middle English *disen, from Old English *disan, *disian, from *dise, *disen (“bunch of flax on a distaff”), from Proto-Germanic *disan? (“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)

1. (transitive) To dress with flax for spinning.
2. (transitive) To dress with clothes; attire; deck; bedizen.
3. (transitive, Britain dialectal) To dress showily; adorn; dress out.

Derived terms

• bedizen

Spanish

Verb

dizen

1. Archaic spelling of dicen.

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di?zen/
• Hyphenation: di?zen

Noun

dizen

1. second-person singular possessive of dize

West Frisian

Noun

dizen

1. plural of 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)

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

Related terms

• dizen

Anagrams

• Diez, zeid

Portuguese

Verb

dize

1. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative 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

See also

• dize gelmek

Etymology 2

Noun

dize (definite accusative dizeyi, plural dizeler)

1. (poetry) line

Synonyms

• m?sra

Declension

West Frisian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?di?z?/

Noun

dize c (plural dizen)

1. fog

Further reading

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