A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

Daynen, v. to deign, S2; see Deynen.

Dayntethis, sb. pl. dainties, H, MD.—­OF. deintet; Prov. dentat, dintat; Lat. dignitatem.  Cf. Deyntee.

Dayre, sb. dairy-maid, androchia, Voc.  See Deye.

De, v. to die, S3; see Deyen.

De-; see Dis-.

DeaA deg., pr. s. doeth, S; see Don.

Deawes, sb. pl. dews, S2; see Dew.

Debat, sb. strife, discord, C2; debate, S3, P; debaat, C3.—­AF. debat.

De-baten, v. to contend, fight, MD, C2.—­OF. debatre (pr. p. debatant), It. dibattere, (Florio).

Debonaire, adj. mild, gentle, MD, C; debonere, S2; deboner, W2, H; deboneire, MD; dubonure, S2; debonayr, S3; debonur, H.—­OF. debonaire; cp.  OIt. di bon aire.  Cf. Bonaire.

Debonerte, sb. gentleness, MD, H.—­OF. debonerete, debonnaireteit (Ps. 44. 4).

De-breiden, v. to tear apart, W.—­This is a hybrid form:  de + ME. breiden.

De-breken, v. to break asunder, to tear, S2; debroken, pp., MD.—­A hybrid form.

Debrusen, v. to bruise; debrise, MD; debrusede, pt. s., MD; debrused, S2.—­AF. debruser, OF. debriser.

Deburs, v. disburse, pay, S3; see Disburse. [Addition]

Deceit, sb. deceit, MD; disseit, W2.—­AF. deceit; Late Lat. decepta.

Deciple, sb. disciple, S; see Disciple.

Ded, sb. death, S2, PP.—­Cp.  Swed. and Dan. dAd. death.  See DeeA3/4.

Ded, adj. dead, S, PP; see Deed.

Dede, pt. s. did, S, S2; deden, pl.; see Don.

Dede, sb. deed, S, S2, PP; dade, S; dede, pl., S; dA|de, S; dedes, S, S2; deades, MD.—­AS. dA(C)d, (dA|*d); cp.  Goth. ga-de*ths, see Brugmann, ASec. 75.

Dede, pt. pl. died, S3; see Deyen.

Dede, sb. death, PP, S, S2, S3; see Ded, DeeA3/4.

Dede-stoure, sb. death-struggle, S2.

Dedeyn, sb. disdain, W, H; see Disdeyn. [Addition]

Dedeyne, v. to deign, S3.  See Deynen.

Dedly, adj. liable to death, H; see Deedli.

Deduit, sb. delight, pleasure, MD, HD; deduyt, C; dedut, MD; dute, MD.—­AF. deduit; cp.  Late Lat. deductus, ’animi oblectatio’ (Ducange); from OF. deduire, (refl.) to rejoice; Late Lat. deducere.

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