disdeyne
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