doze

Meanings

Verb

Noun

  • A light, short sleep or nap.

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Origin

  • From Middle English *dosen, from Old Norse dúsa ("to doze, rest, remain quiet"), from Proto-Germanic *dusāną ("to be dizzy"), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰews- ("to fly, whirl"), from *dʰew-. Cognate with Old Frisian dusia, German Low German dösen ("to doze"), German dösen ("to doze"), Danish døse ("to doze"), dialectal Swedish dusa ("to doze, slumber"), Icelandic dúsa ("to doze"), Old English dysiġ ("foolish, stupid"), Scots dosnit ("stunned, stupefied"), Icelandic dúra ("to nap, slumber"), also compare Dutch doezelen ("to doze"). More at dizzy.

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