reneye

Middle English

Verb

reneye

1. renay; deny or disown
   • 1357, John Mandeville, The Travels of Sir John Mandeville‎^[1], modernized spelling edition:

     And, amongst these other, there is a great image more than any of the other, that is all covered with fine gold and precious stones and rich pearls; and that idol is the god of false Christians that have reneyed their faith.

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   • late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 375-376:

     She rydeth to the sowdan on a day,
     And seyde him, that she wolde reneye hir lay, [...]

     She rides to the Sultan on a day,
     And said to him that she would renounce her religion, [...]

References

• “reneye”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.