A Concise Dictionary of Middle English Part 60

+Dere+, _adj._ and _adv._ dear, S, PP; +diere+, S; +duere+, S2; +daere+, S; +dure+, MD; +deore+, S; +der+, S2; +deir+, MD; +derre+, _comp._, C; +derrest+, _superl._, P.--AS. _deore_, _dre_: OS. _diuri_, costly, loved.

+Dereliche+, _adv._ dearly, MD; +derelych+, S2; +derli+, S2.--AS.

_deorlice_.

+Dere-wure+, _adj._ precious, S; +dereworth+, W; +dierewurth+, S; +derwore+, S2, P; +deorewure+, S.--AS. _deorwure_.

+Derewurlice+, _adv._ respectfully, S.

+Dereynen+, _v._ to answer to an accusation, to maintain a right in a judicial contest, CM, S2; +dereyni+, S2; +derreyne+, C; +darreyne+, C; +dereyned+, _pp._, S2.--AF. _dereiner_, OF. _desresnier_; Late Lat.

_disrationare_ (also _derationare_); see Ducange.

+Derf+, _adj._ brave, powerful, difficult, hard, MD; +derfe+, _pl._, MD; +derue+, MD, S; +derfre+, _comp._, S; +derure+, S.--Cp. OS. _derbi_.

+Derf+, _sb._ affliction, hards.h.i.+p, S.--AS. _(ge)deorf_.

+Derfliche+, _adv._ severely, cruelly, S.

+Derk+, _adj._ dark, MD, S2, PP; +deork+, MD; +dorc+, S; +darc+, S; +dirk+, MD; +durk+, MD; +derke+, _dat._, S.--AS. _deorc_.

+Derken+, _v._ to make dark, to become dark, MD, S3; +dirken+, MD; +darken+, S2.

+Derkful+, _adj._ dark, W.

+Derkhed+, _sb._ darkness, MD.

+Derknesse+, _sb._ darkness, MD, W.

+Derling+, _sb._ darling, S, W2; +durlyng+, S, MD; +deorling+, S; +derlyngis+, _pl._, chosen ones, W, W2.--AS. _deorling_. See +Dere+.

+Derne+, _adj._ secret, dark, S, S2, P, H; +deorne+, S; +daerne+, MD; +durne+, MD; +dern+, S2.--AS. _derne_; cp. OS. _derni_ and MHG. _tarn_ in _tarn-kappe_, the mantle of darkness, Grimm, p. 870.

+Dernel+, _sb._ a kind of weed, rye-gra.s.s, _lollium_, Prompt.; +dernell+, Palsg.; +darnel+, S3, MD.

+Derring-doe+, _sb._ daring enterprise, ND, S3. See +Dar+.

+Dert+, _sb._ dirt, S3; see +Drit+.

+Dere+, _sb._ dearth, S, P. See +Dere+.

+Derue+, _adj._ bold, S; +derure+, _comp._ more severe, S; see +Derf+.

+Deruen+, _v._ to afflict, S. See +Derf+, _sb._

+Des-+; see +Dis-+.

+Desaly+, +Desselic+, _adv._ foolishly, S2; see +Dusiliche+.

+Desarayen+, _v. reflex._ to fall into disorder, S2.--OF. _desarroyer_.

+Desauauntage+, _sb._ disadvantage, S2; +disauauntage+, MD; +disadvauntages+, _pl._, MD.--OF. _desavantage_.

+Descenden+, _v._ to go down, SkD.--AF. _descendre_; Lat. _descendere_.

+Descensorie+, _sb._ vessel used for extracting oil _per descensum_, C3.

+Descriuen+, _v._ to describe, MD; +descryue+, S3; +descryfe+, S2; +discryue+, S2, S3, C2; +discreue+, S2; +discriued+, _pp._, S2; +discryued+, W.--OF. _descrivre_ (pr. p. _descrivant_; Lat.

_describere_.

+Deserited+; see +Disheriten+.

+Desert+, _sb._ merit, C2.--AF. and OF. _deserte_, see Ducange (s.v.

_deservire_).

+Deserven+, _v._ to merit, MD; +disserued+, _pp._, well served, W.--AF.

_deservir_; Late Lat. _deservire_.

+Desi+, _adj._ foolish, MD; see +Dusi+.

+Despeir+, _sb._ despair, MD.--AF. _despeir_.

+Despeiren+, _v._ to despair, MD; +despeired+, _pp._, C2.--OF.

_desperer_, Lat. _desperare_.

+Desperate+, _adj._ outrageous, S3.--Lat. _desperatus_.

+Despisabil+, _adj._ despicable, H; +dispisable+, W2.

+Despit+, _sb._ contempt, injury, S2, C3; +despyt+, C2; +despite+, WW; +dispit+, W.--AF. _despit_; Lat. _despectum_ (acc.).

+De-spiteful+, _adj._ full of contempt, WW.

+Despitous+, _adj._ ignominious, MD, C; +dispitous+, contemptuous, S3; +despitus+, H.

+Despitously+, _adv._ contemptuously, spitefully, S2, C2, C3; +dispitously+, C.

+Despoilen+, _v._ to despoil, to strip, MD; +dispoilen+, C2; +dispoyled+, _pp._, S3.--OF. _despoiller_; Lat. _despoliare_.

+Dest+, _2 pr. s._ doest, S; see +Don+.

+Destrer+, _sb._ a courser, war-horse, MD; +dextrer+, C2.--AF.

_destrer_; Late Lat. _dextrarium_ (from Lat. _dextra_, the right hand), the horse led by the squire on the right of his own horse.

+Destroyen+, _v._ to destroy, MD; +destruien+, MD, C; +destrue+, S2; +distruen+, S2; +destrie+, MD, W, W2; +dysstrye+, S2; +distruyede+, _pt.

s._, W; +distried+, _pp._, W, W2.--AF. _destruire_. (pr.

p. _destruyant_); Lat. _destruere_.

+Destroyere+, _sb._ destroyer, Prompt., MD; +distrier+, W.