disdeynen

Middle English

Alternative forms

dedein, dedene, dedeyne, dedeyngnen, desdeignen, disdaignen, disdeyne, dysdayne, dysdeynen

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French desdeignier; equivalent to dis- +‎ deynen. Compare deynen (“to disdain”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /disˈdæi̯nən/, /dɛːˈdæi̯nən/

Verb

disdeynen

To disdain; to scorn (something)
To refuse to do in disdain.
To be insulted (by something)
(rare) To deign (to do something)
(rare, pathology) To become inflamed.

Conjugation

Conjugation of disdeynen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) disdeynen, disdeyne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	disdeyne	disdeyned
2nd-person singular	disdeynest	disdeynedest
3rd-person singular	disdeyneth	disdeyned
subjunctive singular	disdeyne	disdeyned
imperative singular	disdeyne	—

plural¹	disdeynen, disdeyne	disdeyneden, disdeynede
imperative plural	disdeyneth, disdeyne	—

participles	disdeynynge, disdeynende	disdeyned

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

Descendants

English: disdain
Scots: disdain

References

“disdeinen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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