deyen
Middle English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdiːən/, /ˈdɛiən/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse deyja, from Proto-Germanic *dawjaną.
Verb
deyen
- to die (cease to be alive)
- 14th Century, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Knight's Tale
- That þou ne schuldest deyen of myn honde
- So that you should not die of my hand
- That þou ne schuldest deyen of myn honde
- 14th Century, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Knight's Tale
References
- “dīen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Old English dēagian.
Descendants
- English: dye
References
- “deien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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