denyen
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.