deignv.

Brit.

/deɪn/, U.S.

/deɪn/

Forms: Middle English–1600s deine, Middle English deyne, dayne, Middle English–1600s daigne, 1500s digne, 1500s–1600s dain(e, deigne, 1600s–1700s daign, 1500s– deign.

Etymology: < Old French degn-ier (3rd singular deigne), later deignier, deigner, from 14th cent. daigner, = Provençal denhar, deinar, Italian degnare < Latin dignāre, by-form of dignārī to deem worthy, think fit, < dignus worthy.

a. intransitive. To think it worthy of oneself (to do something); to think fit, vouchsafe, condescend.

ΚΠ

c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 3464 Helman, Þat deined fle for no man.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 196 Uolk..þet onworþeþ þe poure, and ne dayneþ naȝt to speke to ham.

c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 3518 Oure lorde godde..to become man deynyd.

1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 153 He daigneth not to come.

a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. C4^v Would he daine to wed a countrie lasse.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) iv. viii. 39 And all those friends, that deine to follow mee.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 221 Raphael, the sociable Spirit, that deign'd To travel with Tobias.

1701 N. Rowe Ambitious Step-mother i. i. 349 Hardly daigning To be controll'd by his Imperious Mother.

1879 M. Arnold G. Sand in Mixed Ess. 328 [The] very dog will hardly deign to bark at you.

†b. impersonal. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [verb (intransitive)] > deign

deign1297

seema1300

dedeign1423

condescendc1460

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 557 Him ne deinede noȝt to ligge in þe castel by niȝte.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 76 Ham ne daynede naȝt to do zenne.

c1374 G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite 181 That on her wo ne deyneth him not to thinke.

a1400–50 Alexander 830 Ne here to dwell with þi douce deynes me na langer.

†c. reflexive. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1525 Ballat Our Lady in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 272 Quhilk deinȝeit him for oure trespass to de.

1563 N. Winȝet Wks. (1890) II. 42 He deinȝeit Him aluterlie to do this in deid.

2. transitive with simple object.

a. To condescend to bestow or grant, to vouchsafe. (Now chiefly with reply, answer, in negative sentences.)

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > grant or allow to have > graciously or condescendingly

vouchsafea1400

deign1589

vouch1594

1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. D Rather..than haue deined her eyes on the face..of so lowe a peasant.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. ii. 60 Nor would we deigne him buriall of his men.

1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre iv. ix. §6 I will not here daigne a recapitulation of the same.

1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect Ded. Note sig. A2 I am confident you will daigne it your protection.

1825 R. Southey Tale of Paraguay iii. xviii A willing ear she well might deign.

1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters iii. 71 The spirit stalks away, deigning no reply.

†b. To condescend or vouchsafe to accept; to take or accept graciously. (The opposite of to disdain.) Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > receive [verb (transitive)] > accept > graciously

deign1576

deign1589

vouchsafe1589

1576 A. Fleming tr. Lentulus in Panoplie Epist. 50 Those..who did not receive and intertaine my father..nor yet digned other Gentlemen of much worthinesse.

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Jan. 63 Shee deignes not my good will, but doth reproue.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. iv. 63 Thy pallat then did daine The roughest Berry, on the rudest Hedge.

1650 J. Row & J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 255 The Lord dained him.

1661 G. E. in E. Hickeringill Jamaica (ed. 2) To E. Hickeringill sig. A7^v This Welcome-home..Thou wilt accept..from me: And deign it to attend thy smoother Line.

†c. In same sense with of. (Cf. to accept of.) Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > receive [verb (transitive)] > accept > graciously

deign1576

deign1589

vouchsafe1589

1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. F Which if you shall vouch to deigne of, I shall be..glad of such accepted seruice.

†3. To treat (a person) as worthy of, to dignify (him) with. [= Latin dignārī.] Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > honour > give honour to [verb (transitive)]

wortheOE

i-worthOE

menskc1225

athelec1275

aworthyc1275

honoura1325

furtherc1374

honesta1382

worship1389

gloryc1400

dignifya1530

worthy1532

endue1565

enhonour1571

to do (a person or thing) the honour?1572

deign1579

honorify1606

famous1622

blazon1815

to do a person proud1819

1579 T. Twyne tr. Petrarch Phisicke against Fortune ii. cxxxii. 341 a [They] had lyen vnburied, had not their most deadly enimie dained them of a graue.

1591 in D. Defoe Mem. Church of Scotl. (1717) ii. 223 Will ye not daigne his Majesty with an Answer?

1648 E. Boughen Mr. Gerees Case of Conscience 76 He daines them with this honour.

4. Short for dedain, disdain n.: see dain v.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	deign
释义	deignv. Brit. /deɪn/, U.S. /deɪn/ Forms: Middle English–1600s deine, Middle English deyne, dayne, Middle English–1600s daigne, 1500s digne, 1500s–1600s dain(e, deigne, 1600s–1700s daign, 1500s– deign. Etymology: < Old French degn-ier (3rd singular deigne), later deignier, deigner, from 14th cent. daigner, = Provençal denhar, deinar, Italian degnare < Latin dignāre, by-form of dignārī to deem worthy, think fit, < dignus worthy. 1. a. intransitive. To think it worthy of oneself (to do something); to think fit, vouchsafe, condescend. ΚΠ c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 3464 Helman, Þat deined fle for no man. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 196 Uolk..þet onworþeþ þe poure, and ne dayneþ naȝt to speke to ham. c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 3518 Oure lorde godde..to become man deynyd. 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 153 He daigneth not to come. a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. C4^v Would he daine to wed a countrie lasse. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) iv. viii. 39 And all those friends, that deine to follow mee. View more context for this quotation 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost v. 221 Raphael, the sociable Spirit, that deign'd To travel with Tobias. View more context for this quotation 1701 N. Rowe Ambitious Step-mother i. i. 349 Hardly daigning To be controll'd by his Imperious Mother. 1879 M. Arnold G. Sand in Mixed Ess. 328 [The] very dog will hardly deign to bark at you. †b. impersonal. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > consent > [verb (intransitive)] > deign deign1297 seema1300 dedeign1423 condescendc1460 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 557 Him ne deinede noȝt to ligge in þe castel by niȝte. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 76 Ham ne daynede naȝt to do zenne. c1374 G. Chaucer Anelida & Arcite 181 That on her wo ne deyneth him not to thinke. a1400–50 Alexander 830 Ne here to dwell with þi douce deynes me na langer. †c. reflexive. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1525 Ballat Our Lady in W. A. Craigie Asloan MS (1925) II. 272 Quhilk deinȝeit him for oure trespass to de. 1563 N. Winȝet Wks. (1890) II. 42 He deinȝeit Him aluterlie to do this in deid. 2. transitive with simple object. a. To condescend to bestow or grant, to vouchsafe. (Now chiefly with reply, answer, in negative sentences.) ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > giving > give [verb (transitive)] > grant or allow to have > graciously or condescendingly vouchsafea1400 deign1589 vouch1594 1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. D Rather..than haue deined her eyes on the face..of so lowe a peasant. a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. ii. 60 Nor would we deigne him buriall of his men. View more context for this quotation 1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre iv. ix. §6 I will not here daigne a recapitulation of the same. 1634 W. Wood New Englands Prospect Ded. Note sig. A2 I am confident you will daigne it your protection. 1825 R. Southey Tale of Paraguay iii. xviii A willing ear she well might deign. 1863 C. C. Clarke Shakespeare-characters iii. 71 The spirit stalks away, deigning no reply. †b. To condescend or vouchsafe to accept; to take or accept graciously. (The opposite of to disdain.) Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > receive [verb (transitive)] > accept > graciously deign1576 deign1589 vouchsafe1589 1576 A. Fleming tr. Lentulus in Panoplie Epist. 50 Those..who did not receive and intertaine my father..nor yet digned other Gentlemen of much worthinesse. 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. Jan. 63 Shee deignes not my good will, but doth reproue. a1616 W. Shakespeare Antony & Cleopatra (1623) i. iv. 63 Thy pallat then did daine The roughest Berry, on the rudest Hedge. View more context for this quotation 1650 J. Row & J. Row Hist. Kirk Scotl. (1842) 255 The Lord dained him. 1661 G. E. in E. Hickeringill Jamaica (ed. 2) To E. Hickeringill sig. A7^v This Welcome-home..Thou wilt accept..from me: And deign it to attend thy smoother Line. †c. In same sense with of. (Cf. to accept of.) Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > receiving > receive [verb (transitive)] > accept > graciously deign1576 deign1589 vouchsafe1589 1589 R. Greene Menaphon sig. F Which if you shall vouch to deigne of, I shall be..glad of such accepted seruice. †3. To treat (a person) as worthy of, to dignify (him) with. [= Latin dignārī.] Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > honour > give honour to [verb (transitive)] wortheOE i-worthOE menskc1225 athelec1275 aworthyc1275 honoura1325 furtherc1374 honesta1382 worship1389 gloryc1400 dignifya1530 worthy1532 endue1565 enhonour1571 to do (a person or thing) the honour?1572 deign1579 honorify1606 famous1622 blazon1815 to do a person proud1819 1579 T. Twyne tr. Petrarch Phisicke against Fortune ii. cxxxii. 341 a [They] had lyen vnburied, had not their most deadly enimie dained them of a graue. 1591 in D. Defoe Mem. Church of Scotl. (1717) ii. 223 Will ye not daigne his Majesty with an Answer? 1648 E. Boughen Mr. Gerees Case of Conscience 76 He daines them with this honour. 4. Short for dedain, disdain n.: see dain v. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1297
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