dize

Meaning

Verb

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

Origin

From Middle English, from Old English, from *dise, 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.

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