I. ˈdīt, Scot ˈdiḵt or ˈdī(ḵ)t transitive verb
( dighted or dight ; dighted or dight ; dighting ; dights )
Etymology: Middle English dighten, from Old English dihtan to arrange, dictate, compose (verse or prose); akin to Old Frisian dichta to arrange; both from a prehistoric Anglo-Frisian word borrowed from Latin dictare to dictate, compose (verse or prose) — more at dictate
1. obsolete : appoint , order , assign
2. archaic : dress , adorn
3. chiefly Scotland
a. : to put in order : repair
b. : to wipe clean
c. : sweep
d. : winnow
II. noun
( -s )
chiefly Scotland : wipe , rub
III.
variant of dite