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)

The feeling of scorn; disdain.
The feeling of offense; indignation
(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.

Verb

disdeyne

Alternative form of disdeynen

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