denyen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• denaye, denoy, deny, denye, denyin, disnoyen

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French deniier, denoier, from Latin dēnegāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛːˈniːən/

Verb

denyen (third-person singular simple present denyeth, present participle denyende, denyynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle denyed)

1. To deny (a truth; a charge)
2. To refuse to give or grant.
3. To refuse to do or accept.
4. To disavow; to disown.

Conjugation

Conjugation of denyen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) denyen, denye
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	denye	denyed
2nd-person singular	denyest	denyedest
3rd-person singular	denyeth	denyed
subjunctive singular	denye
imperative singular		—
plural1	denyen, denye	denyeden, denyede
imperative plural	denyeth, denye	—
participles	denyynge, denyende	denyed, ydenyed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: deny
• Scots: deny

References

• “dēnīen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.