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Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French desdeigne; compare deyne.
- 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
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Etymology 2
Verb
disdeyne
- Alternative form of disdeynen