disdeyne
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Borrowed from Old French desdeigne; compare deyne.
Alternative forms[edit]
- dedayn, dedeayne, dedeigne, dedein, dedeinyhe, dedeygne, dedeyn, de-deyn, desdayn, dedeyne, desdeign, desdeyn, disdeingne, disdeyn, dysdeyn
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
disdeyne (uncountable)
- The feeling of scorn; disdain.
- The feeling of offense; indignation
- (rare, pathology) The inflammation of a wound.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “disdein(e), n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
disdeyne
- Alternative form of disdeynen