Definition dit
Etymology 1
From Middle English ditten, dütten, from Old English dyttan (“to stop up, close”), from Proto-Germanic *duttijaną, from *duttaz (“wisp”), akin to Icelandic ditta. Related to Old English dott (“dot, point”). More at dot.
Verb
dit (third-person singular simple present dits, present participle ditting, simple past and past participle ditted)
- (Britain dialectal, Northern England) To stop up; block (an opening); close (compare Scots dit).
- (obsolete) To close up.
Etymology 2
Variant of dite.
Noun
dit (plural dits)
- (archaic, rare) A ditty, a little melody.
- (obsolete) A word; a decree.
Etymology 3
Imitative.
Noun
dit (plural dits)
- The spoken representation of a dot in radio and telegraph Morse code.
Etymology 4
Shortening.
Noun
dit (plural dits)
- (information theory) decimal digit
Etymology 5
From French dit (“called”)
Adjective
dit (not comparable)
- (Canada, obsolete) indicator of a declared surname originating from Canadian French (literally, "called")