deynous

Middle English

Alternative forms

• deignous, deignouse, dengyouse, denȝous, denyous, denyus, deyngnows, deynious, deynouse

Etymology

An aphetic form of disdeynous; compare deyne and deynen (“to disdain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dæi̯ˈnuːs/, /ˈdæi̯nus/, /dɛː-/

Adjective

deynous

1. haughty, disdainful

Derived terms

• deynously

References

• “deinǒus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.