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dight

Meaningto dictate, prescribe

Common meaning: dressed or adorned (archaic)

Journey through time

  1. Latindictare‘to prescribe’source
  2. Old EnglishdihtansourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsto prescribe → to preparedihten‘to prepare’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto prepare → dressed or adorneddight‘dressed or adorned (archaic)’ · 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: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin dictare ‘to dictate, prescribe’.

Roots

  • dictare Latin “to dictate, prescribe”

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