† diskenv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. ? To withdraw from notice. In quot. c1460 reflexive.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > stealthy action, stealth > stealthy movement > withdraw, steal away [verb (reflexive)]
stealc1386
wile?a1400
diskenc1460
convey1535
sneak1680
c1460 (?c1400) Tale of Beryn Prol. l. 20 The Pardonere beheld the besynes, howe statis wer I-servid, Diskennyng hym al pryuely, & a syde swervid.
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