disdeynen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

disdeynen

  1. To disdain; to scorn (something)
  2. To refuse to do in disdain.
  3. To be insulted (by something)
  4. (rare) To deign (to do something)
  5. (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
imperative singular —
plural1 disdeynen, disdeyne disdeyneden, disdeynede
imperative plural disdeyneth, disdeyne —
participles disdeynynge, disdeynende disdeyned

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

Descendants

  • English: disdain
  • Scots: disdain

References

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