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. ==== Descendants ==== English: disdainous ==== References ==== “disdeinǒus, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.