dize Meaning & Definition
What Does Dize Mean?
Dize is used as a verb meaning To dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff; dizen. It can also mean To put tow on a distaff.
Dize Definition (Verb)
- To dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff; dizen.
- To put tow on a distaff.
Synonyms of Dize
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Dize synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
dize (third-person singular simple present dizes, present participle dizing, simple past and past participle dized)
Origin of Dize
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”).