Dispence, sb expenditure, C, C2, S3; despense, C2, MD; dispenses, pl., S3.—­OF. despense.

Dispenden, v. to spend, S3, C2, H; despenden, C2, MD; dispent, pp., S3.—­AF. despendre; Late Lat. dispendere, to weigh out.

Dispendour, sb. steward, W; dispendere, W.

Dispers, pp. dispersed, S3, MD.—­Lat. dispersus.

Displesance, sb. annoyance, C3.—­OF. desplaisance.

Disport, sb. pleasure, recreation, S2, S3, C2, C3; desport, C3, MD.—­AF. desport, mirth; cp.  OF. deport (Bartsch).

Disporten, v. to cheer, amuse, MD,—­OF. se desporter, se deporter; cp.  It. diportare (compounded with Lat. de-).

Disposed, pp.; in phr.:  wel disposed, in good health, C3.

Disputen, v. to dispute, MD; desputen, MD.—­AF. desputer; Lat. disputare.

Disputeson, sb. disputation, MD; disputisoun, C; desputisoun, MD.—­OF. desputeson; Lat. disputationem (for -eson = -tionem, see Ps.  Introd. xxx).

Disseit; see Deceit.

Disseueren, v. to separate, C3.—­AF. deseverer; Lat. dis + separare.

Disshe, sb. dish, PP; disch, S; dysche, discus) Voc.; dysshe, discus, Prompt.; dishe, disc, quoit, MD; disse, S; dysshes, pl., S2.—­AS. disc; Lat. discus; Gr. [Greek:  diskos], quoit.  Cf. Deys.

Dissheres, sb. a female dish-seller, P.

Dissimulen, v. to pretend a thing is not so, MD, C3; dissymilide, pt. s., W2.—­Lat. dissimulare.

Dissimulinge, sb. dissembling, C2, C3.

Distaf, sb. distaff, C2; dystaf, Voc.; dysestafe, Voc.

Distinguen, v. to distinguish, MD; destingeA3/4, pr. pl., MD; distyngis, imp. pl., H; distingwed, pp., MD; distyngid, H.—­OF. distinguer.

Distrier, sb. destroyer, W; see Destroyere.

Distraught, pp. distracted, tormented, S3; distrauhte, MD; destrat, SkD.—­OF. destrait (F. distrait); Lat. distractum, pp. of distrahere.

Distresse, sb. distress, misery, S2; destresse, MD.—­AF. destresse, destresce; Late Lat. *_districtitia_ from Lat. districtus, pp. of distringere, to pull asunder, to punish.

Distreynen, v. to vex, S3; destreyne, C; distrayne, S3.—­AF. destreindre (pr. p. destreignant); Lat. distringere.