dysy

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dusi (early West Midlands)
• desy (Kent)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English dysiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *dusīg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiziː/

Adjective

dysy (chiefly Early Middle English West Midlands)

1. Idiotic, unwise, ridiculous.
2. (rare) Dizzy, shaky.
3. (rare) Unreceptive, unlearned.

Descendants

• English: dizzy
  • → Dutch: dizzy
• Scots: desy, dussie, dissy

References

• “dusī(e, adj. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.