Deens-Russisch woordenboek. 2015.
dizzy — [OE] Dizzy originally signified ‘foolish, stupid’, a meaning which from the 13th century retreated into dialectal use and has only comparatively recently returned to the mainstream language in the milder form ‘scatterbrained’. The now central… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
dizzy — {{11}}dizzy (adj.) O.E. dysig foolish, stupid, from P.Gmc. *dusijaz (Cf. Low Ger. düsig dizzy, Du. duizelen to be dizzy, O.H.G. dusig foolish, Ger. Tor fool, O.E. dwæs, Du. dwaas foolish ), perhaps from PIE … Etymology dictionary
Höhe — 1. Des einen Höhe ist dem Neidischen ein Wehe. – Parömiakon, 65. 2. Die Höhe lobe, aber bleib auf der Ebene. 3. Die Höhe thut kein gut. 4. Die Höhe thut kein gut, sagt Ikarus. – Parömiakon, 1648. 5. Endlich kömmt man doch ön e Höcht, säd de… … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
dizzy — [OE] Dizzy originally signified ‘foolish, stupid’, a meaning which from the 13th century retreated into dialectal use and has only comparatively recently returned to the mainstream language in the milder form ‘scatterbrained’. The now central… … Word origins
