denyen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French deniier, denoier, from Latin dēnegāre.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
denyen (third-person singular simple present denyeth, present participle denyende, denyynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle denyed)
- To deny (a truth; a charge)
- To refuse to give or grant.
- To refuse to do or accept.
- To disavow; to disown.
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of denyen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “dēnīen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.