Etymology

dis

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Today it means: Any of a group of minor female deities in Scandinavian folklore. Full definition →

Old Norse dís
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dis · verb, noun1

Abbreviation of disrespect.

dis · noun2

  1. Old Norse · learned borrowing fromdís
  2. Old Norse · learned borrowing fromdís
  3. English todaydis

Learned borrowing from Old Norse dís.

dis · determiner, pronoun3

Representing a colloquial or dialectal pronunciation with th-stopping of this.

Dis · proper noun4

  1. Latin · derived fromdīs
  2. English todayDis

From Latin dīs pater (“rich father”).

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