dizen

== English == === Alternative forms === disen, dysyn, dizzen === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɪzən/ === Verb === dizen (third-person singular simple present dizens, present participle dizening, simple past and past participle dizened) (transitive) To dress with flax for spinning. (transitive) To dress with clothes; attire; deck; bedizen. (transitive, UK dialectal) To dress showily; adorn; dress out. ==== Derived terms ==== bedizen == Spanish == === Verb === dizen archaic spelling of dicen == Turkish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /diˈzen/ Hyphenation: di‧zen === Noun === dizen second-person singular possessive of dize == West Frisian == === Noun === dizen plural of dize