A Concise Dictionary of Middle English
Chapter 63 : +Disdeyn+, _sb._ disdain, C2; +desdayn+, CM; +desdeyn+, C; +dedeyn+, MD, W, H; +dedeyne

+Disdeyn+, _sb._ disdain, C2; +desdayn+, CM; +desdeyn+, C; +dedeyn+, MD, W, H; +dedeyne+, HD.--AF. _dedeigne_, OF. _desdein_.

+Disdeyne+, _v._ to disdain, C2; +desdainen+, MD.--AF. _desdeigner_, It.

_disdegnare_.

+Disese+, _sb._ lack of ease, MD, S2, C2, C3, W; +desese+, S3.--OF.

_desaise_.

+Diseseful+, _adj._ troublesome, W2.

+Disesid+, _pp._ troubled, W.

+Disgysen+, _v._ to disguise, MD; +degisen+, PP, MD; +degyset+, _pp._, S2; +disguised+, S3.--AF. _degiser_, _degyser_, OF. _desguiser_. Cf.

+Degyse+.

+Disheriten+, _v._ to disinherit, S2; +deseritede+, _pt. s._, S2; +deserited+, _pp._, S2; +disheryt+, C.--AF. _desheriter_, OF.

_deseriter_.

+Disjoint+, _sb._ perplexity, MD; +disjoynt+, C.--OF. _desjoinct_, pp.

of _desjoindre_; Lat. _disjungere_.

+Dismayen+, _v._ to dismay, G; +desmayen+, MD.--OF. *_desmayer_; cp. Sp.

_desmayar_, also (with different prefix), OF. _esmaier_, Prov.

_esmagar_, It. _smagare_.

+Disour+, _sb._ professional story-teller, minstrel, MD; +disoures+, _pl._, P.--OF. _disour_, _diseor_: Sp. _dicedor_, It. _dicitore_, from Lat. _dicere_.

+Disparage+, _sb._ a want of parity or equality, especially in birth or station, disparagement, disgrace, C2. See +Parage+.

+Disparagen+, _v._ to disparage, disgrace; +desparaged+, _pp._, MD.--AF.

_desparager_.

+Disparplen+, _v._ to become scattered, also to scatter, W; +desparplen+, MD, S2; +dysparplyn+, Prompt.; +sparplyn+, Prompt.; +disperpelde+, _pt. s._, H; +deperpeyld+, H; +disparpoilid+, _pp._, S2; +disparplid+, +disparplit+, W.--OF. _deparpillier_, Ps. 21. 14 (cp. It.

_sparpagliare_, Florio); from OF. *_parpille_, b.u.t.terfly; Lat.

_papilio_, see Brachet (s.v. _eparpiller_), and Diez, p. 236.

+Dispence+, _sb._ expenditure, C, C2, S3; +despense+, C2, MD; +dispenses+, _pl._, S3.--OF. _despense_.

+Dispenden+, _v._ to spend, S3, C2, H; +despenden+, C2, MD; +dispent+, _pp._, S3.--AF. _despendre_; Late Lat. _dispendere_, to weigh out.

+Dispendour+, _sb._ steward, W; +dispendere+, W.

+Dispers+, _pp._ dispersed, S3, MD.--Lat. _dispersus_.

+Displesance+, _sb._ annoyance, C3.--OF. _desplaisance_.

+Disport+, _sb._ pleasure, recreation, S2, S3, C2, C3; +desport+, C3, MD.--AF. _desport_, mirth; cp. OF. _deport_ (Bartsch).

+Disporten+, _v._ to cheer, amuse, MD.--OF. _se desporter_, _se deporter_; cp. It. _diportare_ (compounded with Lat. _de-_).

+Disposed+, _pp._; in _phr._: +wel disposed+, in good health, C3.

+Disputen+, _v._ to dispute, MD; +desputen+, MD.--AF. _desputer_; Lat.

_disputare_.

+Disputeson+, _sb._ disputation, MD; +disputisoun+, C; +desputisoun+, MD.--OF. _desputeson_; Lat. _disputationem_ (for _-eson_ = _-tionem_, see Ps. Introd. x.x.x).

+Disseit+; see +Deceit+.

+Disseueren+, _v._ to separate, C3.--AF. _deseverer_; Lat. _dis_ + _separare_.

+Disshe+, _sb._ dish, PP; +disch+, S; +dysche+, _discus_, Voc.; +dysshe+, discus, Prompt.; +dishe+, disc, quoit, MD; +disse+, S; +dysshes+, _pl._, S2.--AS. _disc_; Lat. _discus_; Gr. d?s???, quoit. Cf.

+Deys+.

+Dissheres+, _sb._ a female dish-seller, P.

+Dissimulen+, _v._ to pretend a thing is not so, MD, C3; +dissymilide+, _pt. s._, W2.--Lat. _dissimulare_.

+Dissimulinge+, _sb._ dissembling, C2, C3.

+Distaf+, _sb._ distaff, C2; +dystaf+, Voc.; +dysestafe+, Voc.

+Distinguen+, _v._ to distinguish, MD; +destinge+, _pr. pl._, MD; +distyngis+, _imp. pl._, H; +distingwed+, _pp._, MD; +distyngid+, H.--OF. _distinguer_.

+Distrier+, _sb._ destroyer, W; see +Destroyere+.

+Distraught+, _pp._ distracted, tormented, S3; +distrauhte+, MD; +destrat+, SkD.--OF. _destrait_ (F. _distrait_); Lat. _distractum_, pp.

of _distrahere_.

+Distresse+, _sb._ distress, misery, S2; +destresse+, MD.--AF.

_destresse_, _destresce_; Late Lat. *_district.i.tia_ from Lat.

_districtus_, pp. of _distringere_, to pull asunder, to punish.

+Distreynen+, _v._ to vex, S3; +destreyne+, C; +distrayne+, S3.--AF.

_destreindre_ (pr. p. _destreignant_); Lat. _distringere_.

+Disturben+, _v._ to disturb; +destourbe+, C3; +distourbe+, MD; +desturbi+, MD.--AF. _desturber_; Lat. _disturbare_.

+Disturblen+, _v._ to disturb, trouble, MD, W, W2; +disturblid+, _pp._, S2, W, W2. Cp. OF. _tourbler_, _torbler_ (F. _troubler_); Late Lat.

*_turbulare_, from Lat. _turbare_.

+Disturblyng+, _sb._ disturbance, W, W2.

+Diten+, _v._ to indict for trespa.s.s, Prompt.--OF. _dicter_; Lat.

_dictare_. Cf. +Dihten+.

+Diuel+, _sb._ devil, S; see +Deuel+.

+Diueren+, _v._ to tremble, S, MD.