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dize

verb

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”).

  1. inherited from *disanō✻

Definitions

  1. To dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff

    To dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff; dizen.

  2. To put tow on a distaff.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA