dösen

1. (weak) to doze (to be sleepy; to sleep lightly)
2. (weak) to daydream

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

duusle

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdøːzən/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle High German: dœsen

In summary

From German Low German dösen, from Middle High German dōsen (“to snooze, slumber" also "to roar, rustle, whizz, snore”), from Old High German dōsōn (“to roar”), from Proto-West Germanic *þus- (“to roar”), related to Middle High German dœsen, tœsen (“to scatter, destroy”); ultimately from the root of Dunst (“haze”). Compare dösig for more.

Concepts

doze

snooze

slumber

tinned

Synonyms

schlummern

pennen

😴

schlafen

😴

schnarchen

ruhen

pofen

😴

koksen

einnicken

unaufmerksam sein

nicht aufpassen

in Morpheus' Armen ruhen

in Morpheus' Armen liegen

Bubu machen

ein Schläfchen machen

nicht zuhören

nicken

ein Nickerchen machen

leicht schlafen

Schläfchen machen

ratzen

😴

dahindämmern

nafezen

in den Halbschlaf fallen

in Morpheus' Armen wiegen