disdeyne

Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French desdeigne; compare deyne.

Alternative forms

• dedayn, dedeayne, dedeigne, dedein, dedeinyhe, dedeygne, dedeyn, de-deyn, desdayn, dedeyne, desdeign, desdeyn, disdeingne, disdeyn, dysdeyn

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disˈdæi̯n(ə)/, /dɛːˈdæi̯n(ə)/

Noun

disdeyne (uncountable)

1. The feeling of scorn; disdain.
2. The feeling of offense; indignation
3. (rare, pathology) The inflammation of a wound.

Descendants

• English: disdain
• Scots: disdain

References

• “disdein(e), n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Verb

disdeyne

1. Alternative form of disdeynen