disdeynen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- dedein, dedene, dedeyne, dedeyngnen, desdeignen, disdaignen, disdeyne, dysdayne, dysdeynen
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French desdeignier; equivalent to dis- + deynen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /disˈdɛi̯nən/, /dɛːˈdɛi̯nən/
Verb
disdeynen
- To disdain; to scorn (something)
- To refuse to do in disdain.
- To be insulted (by something)
- (rare) To deign (to do something)
- (rare, pathology) To become inflamed.
Conjugation
Conjugation of disdeynen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) disdeynen, disdeyne | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | disdeyne | disdeyned | |
2nd-person singular | disdeynest | disdeynedest | |
3rd-person singular | disdeyneth | disdeyned | |
subjunctive singular | disdeyne | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | disdeynen, disdeyne | disdeyneden, disdeynede | |
imperative plural | disdeyneth, disdeyne | — | |
participles | disdeynynge, disdeynende | disdeyned |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
- disdeyne
- disdeynous
Descendants
- English: disdain
- Scots: disdain
References
- “disdeinen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.