dedeyne

dedeyne
dedenye, dedeyn(e etc.,
var. dedeign v.2, and early ff. disdain.

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  • disdain — (v.) late 14c., from O.Fr. desdeignier disdain, scorn, refuse, repudiate, from des do the opposite of (see DIS (Cf. dis )) + deignier treat as worthy (see DEIGN (Cf. deign)). The noun is mid 14c., desdegne, earlier dedeyne (c.1300). Related:… …   Etymology dictionary

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