I. ˈdid.]ē, -it], ]i\ noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English dite, from Old French ditié composition, poem, moral tract, from past participle of ditier to compose, indict — more at dite
1. : a song or short poem intended to be sung ; especially : one of a simple unaffected character
a plaintive ditty sung by a Highland lass
2. obsolete : the words or subject of a song as distinguished from its tune
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
intransitive verb
obsolete : sing
transitive verb
obsolete : to celebrate in song : set to music : sing
with his soft pipe, and smooth- dittied song — John Milton