dysy
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old English dysiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *dusīg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdiziː/
- IPA(key): /ˈdɛ̝ːziː/, /ˈdɛziː/ (Kent)
- IPA(key): /ˈdeːziː/ (Northern)
- IPA(key): /ˈdyziː/ (Southern, Southwest Midland)
Adjective
dysy (chiefly early Southwest Midland, Southern)
- Idiotic, unwise, ridiculous.
- (rare) Dizzy, shaky.
- (rare) Unreceptive, unlearned.
Descendants
References
- “dusī(e, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.