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dize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
dize
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

verb

To put tow on a distaff.

British usage; Transitive 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”).

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Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

dizes (present, singular) dizing (participle, present) dized (participle, past) dized (past) dise (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

dizen

Questions

What does dize mean?
To dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff; dizen.
Where does dize come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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