disdeynous

Middle English

Alternative forms

dedeignous, desdeynous, disdeinous, disdeynows

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French desdeignos, desdaigneux (French dédaigneux); compare deynous. By surface analysis, dis- +‎ deynen +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /disˌdæi̯ˈnuːs/, /disˈdæi̯nus/, /dɛː-/

Adjective

disdeynous

disdainous, disdainful
- c. 1370s. Unknown, The Romaunt of the Rose. 7412-3.
  His looking was not disdeinous,
  Ne proud, but meke and ful pesible.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

English: disdainous

References

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

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