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.

Disturben, v. to disturb; destourbe, C3; distourbe, MD; desturbi, MD.—­AF. desturber; Lat. disturbare.

Disturblen, v. to disturb, trouble, MD, W, W2; disturblid, pp., S2, W, W2.  Cp.  OF. tourbler, torbler (F. troubler); Late Lat. *_turbulare_, from Lat. turbare.

Disturblyng, sb. disturbance, W, W2.;

Diten, v. to indict for trespass, Prompt.—­OF. dicter; Lat. dictare.  Cf. Dihten.

Diuel, sb. devil, S; see Deuel.

Diueren, v. to tremble, S, MD.

Diuise, v. to tell of, describe, S2; see Deuisen. [Addition]

Diuulgate, pp. divulged; dy-wlgat, S3.—­Lat. diuulgatus.

Diuyn; see Deuin.

Diyngis, sb. pl. dyes, colours, W2; see Deyen.

Di3*e, to die; see Deyen.

Di3*el, adj. secret, MD; di3*ele, dat., S.—­AS. dA-gol, dA(C)gol, dA(C)ogol, dA(C)agol; cp.  OHG. tougali (Tatian), also with different suffix, dougan (Otfrid).

Di3*te, pt. s. ordained, S2; di3*t, pp. prepared, S2; see Dihten.

Doale, sb. dole, portion, S3; see Dool.

Docken, v. to cut away the tail, decaudare, MD; to cut short, C; dokkyn, Prompt.  See Dok.

Dodden, v. to crop, lop branches, MD, Prompt,; i-dodded, pp., S; doddyd (as trees), Prompt.

Doddit, adj. without horns, JD; doddy, JD; doddie, sb. cow without horns, JD.

Dogge, sb. dog, MD, S2, Voc., Prompt., W2 (Ps. 21. 21), PP, C2.—­AS. docga.

Dohter, sb. daughter, S; do3*ter, S, S2; dou3*ter, P, W2; dowter, S; douhtres, pl., S; dou3*tres, P; dou3*tris, W2; doutres, S; de3*ter, S2; do3*tren, S2; doughtren, C; dehtren, dat., S.—­AS. dohtor (dehter, dat. s.); cp.  Goth, dauhtar; see, Sievers, 93.

Dok, sb. a tail, MD, JD.—­O.  Norse dockr; see MD.

Doke, sb. duck, S2, Voc., PP, C; douke, PP; docke, Prompt.; duke, Voc.; duk, PP.

Dole, sb. grief, P, CM; deol, S, MD, S2; duel, MD; doel, P; diol, MD; dol, MD; dool, S2, CM; dul, MD; del, MD, S2; dewle, S3; dule, S3.—­OF. doel, duel, deol, dol, del; Late Lat. *_dolium_, from dol-, stem of Lat. dolere, to grieve; see Constans, supplement, p. 23.

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