disdeyne
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed 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
editNoun
editdisdeyne (uncountable)
- The feeling of scorn; disdain.
- The feeling of offense; indignation
- (rare, pathology) The inflammation of a wound.
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “disdein(e), n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editVerb
editdisdeyne
- Alternative form of disdeynen