deignier

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Old French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin dignāre.

Verb

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deignier

  1. to deign; to condescend

Conjugation

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This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-ign, *-igns, *-ignt are modified to ing, inz, int. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

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  • Middle English: deynen, daynen, deignen, deyne
    • English: deign
    • Scots: denzie (obsolete)
  • French: daigner