Disclose, v. to disclose, S3; desclosen, S2.—­OF. desclore (subj. _-close_); Lat. disclaudere.

Discomfiten, v. to defeat, to put to the rout, MD; dyscowmfytyn, Prompt.; disconfet, pt. s., MD; disconfite, MD; pp., MD; discumfyst, S3; dysconfited, S3.—­OF. desconfire (pp. desconfit); Lat. dis + conficere.

Discomfiture, sb. defeat, MD; dis-*confiture, C.—­AF. descumfiture, desconfiture.

Disconfort, sb. discomfort, C; discomfort, W.

Disconforten, v. to trouble, discomfort, C; disconfort, S3; discomforten, MD.—­OF. desconforter.

Discoueren, v. to discover, uncover, MD, C3; diskeuer, MD; discure, S3.—­OF. descovrir, descuvrir.

Disdeyn, sb. disdain, C2; desdayn, CM; desdeyn, C; dedeyn, MD, W, H; dedeyne, HD.—­AF. dedeigne, OF. desdein.

Disdeyne, v. to disdain, C2; desdainen, MD.—­AF. desdeigner, It. disdegnare.

Disese, sb. lack of ease, MD, S2, C2, C3, W; desese, S3.—­OF. desaise.

Diseseful, adj. troublesome, W2.

Disesid, pp. troubled, W.

Disgysen, v. to disguise, MD; degisen, PP, MD; degyset, pp., S2; disguised, S3.—­AF. degiser, degyser, OF. desguiser.  Cf. Degyse.

Disheriten, v. to disinherit, S2; deseritede, pt. s., S2; deserited, pp., S2; disheryt, C.—­AF. desheriter, OF. deseriter.

Disjoint, sb. perplexity, MD; disjoynt, C.—­OF. desjoinct, pp. of desjoindre; Lat. disjungere.

Dismayen, v. to dismay,G; desmayen, MD.—­OF. *_desmayer_; cp.  Sp. desmayar, also (with different prefix), OF. esmaier, Prov. esmagar, It. smagare.

Disour, sb. professional story-teller, minstrel, MD; disoures, pl., P.—­OF. disour, diseor:  Sp. dicedor, It. dicitore, from Lat. dicere.

Disparage, sb. a want of parity or equality, especially in birth or station, disparagement, disgrace, C2.  See Parage.

Disparagen, v. to disparage, disgrace; desparaged, pp., MD.—­AF. desparager.

Disparplen, v. to become scattered, also to scatter, W; desparplen, MD, S2; dysparplyn, Prompt.; sparplyn, Prompt.; disperpelde, pt. s., H; deperpeyld, H; disparpoilid, pp., S2; disparplid, disparplit, W.—­OF. deparpillier, Ps. 21. 14 (cp.  It. sparpagliare, Florio); from OF. *_parpille_, butterfly; Lat. papilio, see Brachet (s.v. A(C)parpiller), and Diez, p. 236.