disdeyne
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French desdeigne.
Alternative forms
- dedayn, dedeayne, dedeigne, dedein, dedeinyhe, dedeygne, dedeyn, de-deyn, desdayn, dedeyne, desdeign, desdeyn, disdeingne, disdeyn, dysdeyn
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /disˈdɛi̯n(ə)/, /dɛːˈdɛi̯n(ə)/
Noun
disdeyne (uncountable)
- The feeling of scorn; disdain.
- The feeling of offense; indignation
- (rare, pathology) The inflammation of a wound.
Descendants
- English: disdain
- Scots: disdain
References
- “disdein(e), n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Verb
disdeyne
- Alternative form of disdeynen