deynously

Middle English

Alternative forms

• deignously, deynowsly

Etymology

From deynous +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæi̯ˈnuːsliː/, /ˈdæi̯nusliː/

Adverb

deynously

1. (Late Middle English, rare) disdainfully
   • 1499, John Skelton, The Bowge of Court:

     And with that worde on me she gave a glome / With browes bente and gan on me to stare / Full daynnously, and fro me she dyde fare, / Levynge me stondynge as a mased man [...].

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References

• “deinǒuslī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.