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

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

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

Related terms

• disdeyne
• disdeynous

Descendants

• English: disdain
• Scots: disdain

References

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