Digne, adj. worthy, proud, MD, C, C2, C3, S2, S3; dygne, S2. Phr.:  digne as dich-water, i.e. making people keep their distance, S3.—­OF. digne; Lat. dignum.

Dignelich, adv. worthily, P; dyngneliche, S2.

Dignete, sb. worth, dignity, high office, MD; dignitee, C2; dingnetes, pl., S2.—­AF. dignete; Lat. dignitatem.  Cf. Deyntee.

Dihten, v. to order, rule, prepare, adorn, MD, S2; di3*ten, MD; di3*tti, S2; diht, pr. s., S; dightes, S2; dihte, pt. s., S; di3*te, S2; diht, pp., S2; di3*t, MD, S2; dight, MD, S3; ydi3*t, S2, S3; dy3*t, S2; dicht, S2; ydy3*t, S3; dygth, H.—­AS. dihtan; Lat. dictare.

Dilatacioun, sb. extension, diffuseness, S2, C3.—­Lat. dilatationem.

Dilitable, adj delightful, S2; see Delitable. [Addition]

Dim, adj. dim, MD; dym,C; dymme, MD; dimme, pl., S.—­AS. dim.

Dimliche, adv. dimly, softly (of sound), MD; dimluker, comp., S.

Dimnes, sb. dimness, S2.

Dinnen, v. to din, MD; dunien, MD; denie, S; dinede, pt. s., MD; donyd, MD; dynnit, MD.—­AS. dynian; cp.  Icel. dynja.  See Dyn.

Dint, sb. blow, S, S2; see Dent.

Dinten, v. to strike, S.

Diopendion, sb. a kind of barley-sugar, S2; see Dia-penidion.

Dirige, sb. the name of an anthem in the office for the dead beginning with the words from Ps. 5. 8, ‘Dirige, Dominus meus,’ MD, S3; dyrge, MD; dorge, MD.

Dis-; see Des.

Disburse, v. to pay out of a purse, Sh; deburs, S3.—­OF. desbourser.

Dischargen, v. to unload, MD; deschargen, MD; dischargiden, pt. pl., W.—­AF. descharger.

Dischevele, pp. with hair in disorder, MD, C.—­OF. deschevelA(C), pp. of descheveler, to dischevel (Cotg.).

Disclaundre, v. to slander, S2, C3.

Disciple, sb. disciple, W (John 20. 2); disciplis, pl., PP, W; diciples, S; deciples, S; decipelis, S2.—­AF. disciple; Lat. discipulum (acc.).

Disciplesse, sb. a woman-disciple, W.

Discipline, sb. chastisement, MD; disceplines, pl. flagellations, S.—­OF. discipline (Cotg.); Church Lat. disciplina (Ducange).

Disclaundre, sb. evil fame, S2, PP; desclandre, MD; dislander, ND.  See Sclaundre.