"dysy" meaning in Middle English

See dysy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdiziː/, /ˈdɛ̝ːziː/, /ˈdɛziː/ [Kent], /ˈdeːziː/ [Northern], /ˈdyziː/ (note: Southern, Southwest Midland) Forms: early Southwest Midland, dusi [alternative], desy [alternative, Kent]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English dysiġ, from Proto-West Germanic *dusīg. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|dysiġ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English dysiġ, {{inh+|enm|ang|dysiġ}} Inherited from Old English dysiġ, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*dusīg}} Proto-West Germanic *dusīg Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} dysy, {{enm-adj}} dysy
  1. Idiotic, unwise, ridiculous. Tags: Southern
    Sense id: en-dysy-enm-adj-swsmXQTC
  2. (rare) Dizzy, shaky. Tags: Southern, rare
    Sense id: en-dysy-enm-adj-KTvrZaYw Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Early Middle English: 0 52 48 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 1 47 51
  3. (rare) Unreceptive, unlearned. Tags: Southern, rare
    Sense id: en-dysy-enm-adj-aQ3ohkMC Categories (other): Early Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Southwest Midland Middle English Disambiguation of Early Middle English: 0 52 48 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 1 47 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 37 63 Disambiguation of Southwest Midland Middle English: 4 41 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Mind Disambiguation of Mind: 0 0 0

Alternative forms

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