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.