A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 58 : +Dedeyne+, _v._ to deign, S3. See +Deynen+.+Dedly+, _adj._ liable to death, H; see +Dee

+Dedeyne+, _v._ to deign, S3. See +Deynen+.

+Dedly+, _adj._ liable to death, H; see +Deedli+.

+Deduit+, _sb._ delight, pleasure, MD, HD; +deduyt+, C; +dedut+, MD; +dute+, MD.--AF. _deduit_; cp. Late Lat. _deductus_, 'animi oblectatio'

(Ducange); from OF. _deduire_, (refl.) to rejoice; Late Lat. _deducere_.

+Dee+, _sb._ a die, MD; +die+, Sh.; +dees+, _pl._ dice, PP, C2, C3; +dys+, PP, C.--OF. _de_ (pl. _dez_): It. _dado_, Prov. _dat_; Lat.

_datum_.

+Deed+, _adj._ dead, S2, C2; +ded+, S, PP; +daed+, S; +dyad+, S2; +deade+, _pl._, S.--AS. _dead_; cp. Icel. _daur_, Goth. _daus_.

+Deedli+, _adj._ mortal, subject to death, deadly, W, W2; +dedly+, H, PP; +diadlich+, S; +dedlich+, MD, PP.--AS. _deadlic_.

+Deef+, _adj._ deaf, MD, C; +def+, MD; +deue+, _pl._, C3.--AS. _deaf_: Goth. _daubs_.

+Deel+, _sb._ deal, share, MD, G; +del+, S, S3; +deal+, MD; +deyl+, S2.

_Phr._: +neuer a deyl+, not a bit, S2; +euery deyl+, S2.--AS. _d?l_; cp.

Goth. _dails_ (_daili-_); see Douse, p. 94.

+Deelen+, _v._ to deal, share, divide, MD; +delen+, S2, G; +delte+, _pt.

s._, C3; +dalte+, G; +deled+, _pp._, G.--AS. _d?lan_: Goth. _dailjan_, from _daili-_; see Douse, p. 113.

+Deep+, _adj._ deep, C; +dep+, S; +deop+, S, MD; +dyep+, MD; +dup+, MD; +depe+, _sb._, S2, C3; +deopre+, _comp._, S; +deope+, _adv._, S; +deoppre+, _comp._, S; +depper+, C3.--AS. _deop_; cp. Goth. _diups_, Icel. _djupr_.

+Deer+, _sb._ wild animal, C2; +der+, S; +diere+, _dat._, S; +deer+, _pl._, C2.--AS. _deor_; cp. Goth. _dius_, wild beast.

+Dee+, _sb._ death, C2; +dae+, S, MD; +de+, S; +diath+, S; +dya+, S2; +dead+, S; +ded+, S2, PP; +deae+, _dat._, S; +dee+, S, S2; +dede+, S, S2, S3.--AS. _dea_; cp. Icel. _daui_, _daur_: Goth. _dauus_.

+Defame+; see +Diffame+.

+Defaute+, _sb._ defect, fault, S2, C2, PP; +defalte+, S2; +defautis+, _pl._, S3, W2.--AF. _defaute_, _defalte_.

+Defenden+, _v._ to protect, to forbid, S2, MD, C3, H.--AF. _defendre_; Lat. _defendere_.

+Defense+, _sb._ protection, prohibition, MD; +defence+, S2.--AF.

_defense_, _defence_.

+Defet+, _pp._ defeated, MD.--AF. _defet_, _aefait_, pp. of _defaire_.

+Defien+, _v._ to digest, MD, PP, HD; +defye+, S2; +defy+, Cath.

+Defien+, _v._ to mistrust, to defy, PP; +defye+, _despicere_, Cath.--AF. _defier_, OF. _desfier_: It. _disfidare_, to defy, (Florio).

+Defiguren+, _v._ to disfigure; +defygurd+, _pp._, S2.--AF.

_desfigurer_.

+Defless+, _sb. pl._, devils, S; +deflen+, S; see +Deuel+.

+Defoulen+, _v._ to tread down, MD, W, W2, H, SkD (s.v. _defile_); +defoilen+, MD, SkD; +defoulid+, _pp._, W2.--OF. _defouler_, to trample on, rebuke (Cotg.); cp. _fouler_ (Bartsch), _foller_, Ps. 138. 11; It.

_follare_, to press, to full clothes (Florio); Lat. *_fullare_, to full cloth; cp. _fullo_, a fuller.

+De-foulen+, _v._ to make foul, _inquinare_, MD; +defowlyn+, Prompt.; +defoulid+, _pp._, W.--A hybrid form, _de_ + ME. _fulen_. See +Fulen+.

[[headword spelled +Foulen+]]

+Defte+, _adj._ gentle, S; see +Daft+.

+Deghe+, _v._ to die, S2; see +Deyen+.

+Degout.i.t+, _pp._ spotted, S3. Cp. OF. _degoutter_ (Cotg.), and Lat.

_gutta_, a drop, a spot, speck on an animal.

+Degyse+, _adj._ fas.h.i.+onable, finical, H.--OF. _desguise_, dissembled, sophisticated (Cotg.). See +Disgysen+.

+Degyset+, _pp._ disguised, S2; see +Disgysen+. [[Addition]]

+Deh+, _sb._ dye, colour, SkD.--AS. _deah_.

+Dehtren+, _sb. pl._ daughters, S; see +Dohter+.

+Dei+, _sb._ day, S; see +Day+.

+Deide+; see +Deyen+.

+Deih+, _pr. s._ profits, S; see +Du?en+.

+Dei-hwamliche+, _adv._ every day, S.--AS. _daeg-hwamlice_.

+Deir+, _v._ to harm, S3; see +Dere+.

+Deken+, _sb._ deacon, MD; +diakne+, MD; +deakne+, MD; +dekene+, W; +deknes+, _pl._, S2, C3.--AS. _diacon_; Church Lat. _diaconus_; Gr.

d??????? (NT).

+Del+, _sb._ deal, share, S, S3; see +Deel+.

+Del+, _sb._ grief, S2; see +Dole+.

+Dele+, _sb._ dale, S; see +Dale+.

+Delen+, _v._ to deal, S2, G; see +Deelen+.

+Delfin+, _sb._ dolphin, Voc.; +delfyne+, Prompt.; +delfyn+, SkD; +delfyns+, _pl._, MD; +delphyns+, S2.--Lat. _delphinus_; Gr. de?f??- (stem of de?f??).

+Delful+, _adj._ doleful, S2; see +Dolefulle+.

+Delfulli+, _adv._ dolefully, MD; see +Dolfully+.

+Delices+, _sb. pl._ delights, H, C3, W2; +delicis+, W, H.--OF.

_delices_; Lat. _delicias_.