dizen

Betekenis (Engels)

1. To dress with flax for spinning.
2. To dress with clothes; attire; deck; bedizen.
3. To dress showily; adorn; dress out.

Synoniemen

bedizen

Vertalingen

emperejilarse

emperifollarse

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈdɪzən/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: *disen

Overgenomen van Oudengels: *disan

Verwant aan Saterfries: Diezene

Verwant aan Middle Low German: dise

In summary

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 *disanō (“distaff”), of unknown origin, equivalent to dize + -en. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Diezene (“bundle of flax, distaff”), Middle Low German dise, disene (“distaff”).