deynous
Middle English
Alternative forms
- deignous, deignouse, dengyouse, denȝous, denyous, denyus, deyngnows, deynious, deynouse
Etymology
A clipping of disdeynous; compare deyne and deynen (“to disdain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɛi̯ˈnuːs/, /ˈdɛi̯nus/, /dɛː-/
Adjective
deynous
- haughty, disdainful
References
- “deinǒus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.