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daze

/ˈdeɪz/DAYZ
/ˈdeɪz/DAYZ

Meaningto wear oneself out

Common meaning: to stun

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)dasa‘to become exhausted’source
  2. Middle Englishdasensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto become exhausted → to stundaze‘to stun’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) dasa ‘to wear oneself out’.

Roots

  • dasa Old Norse (Icelandic) “to wear oneself out”

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