Dize

Alternative forms

• dise

Origin

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").

Full definition of dize

Verb

1. (transitive) To dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff; dizen.
2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To put tow on a distaff.

Related terms

• dizen