indignadj.

/ɪnˈdʌɪn/

Forms: Middle English–1500s indygne, Middle English–1600s indigne, 1500s (1800s) Scottish inding, 1500s– indign.

Etymology: < French indigne, < Latin indignus unworthy, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + dignus worthy.

Now only poetic.

1. Unworthy; undeserving. Const. of (to, or infinitive). archaic.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving

unofservedc1225

unworthya1240

undeserved1390

unmeedfula1425

meedless1435

incondignc1450

indignc1450

undeserving1549

worthless1586

unworth1587

desertless1631

immeriting1635

demeritoriousa1640

deserveless1648

c1450 Chaucer's Clerk's T. 303 (Petworth) Indigne [other MSS. vndigne] and vnworþi Am I to þat [honour] þat ȝe me bede.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 417 b/2 A cursyd foole and Indygne hounde that peruertest the myght of god to enchauntementes.

c1489 W. Caxton tr. Blanchardyn Ded. 1 Unto the right noble puyssaunt & excellent pryncesse,..Moder vnto..henry þ^e seuenth..I, wyllyam caxton, his most Indygne humble subgette and lytil seruaunt, presente this lytyl book.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) vi. 152 I, indygne for to speke.

a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. ccxliii^v/2 To haue mercy of me poore synnar & Indygne of thy grete myserycordye.

c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. sig. Aij^v I wes in seruice with the kyng..Clerk of his comptis, youcht [= though] I wes inding.

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. i. sig. A7 She her selfe was of his grace indigne .

1618 Declar. Demeanor Sir W. Raleigh 25 If by new offences hee should make himselfe indigne of former mercies.

1657 W. Morice Coena quasi Κοινὴ Def. xvi. 263 No less is every holy Ordinance [polluted] by an indign Partaker.

1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) List Barbarous Words Indign, unworthy.

1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 192 Worthy o' you to say and sing, Albeit I be to write inding.

1898 T. Hardy Wessex Poems 132 Such scope is granted not my powers indign.

a. Unworthy of or unbefitting the person or circumstances; unbecoming; fraught with shame or dishonour; disgraceful.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > degrading or debasement > [adjective] > unworthy or unfitting

indign1545

unworthy1646

infra dig.1824

1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (vi.) f. 87^v It were the moste indigne and detestable thinge that good lawes shulde bee subiecte and under euyll men.

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus iii. 1 This were an indigne thing, and a great blot in his high place.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 273 All indigne and base aduersities, Make head against my reputation.

1683 E. Hooker in J. Pordage Theologia Mystica Pref. Epist. 104 (note) When thei sai their Ave Maries (so praiing for her, which is most indign and injurious).

1830 W. Phillips Mt. Sinai ii. 615 He freely promises; no guerdon mean, Indign, or scant.

1879 R. C. Trench Poems 38 He..counts it scorn to draw Comfort indign from any meaner thing.

b. Of punishment or suffering: Undeserved.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving > undeserved > of something evil

undeserved1390

unasservedc1400

unguilty1596

indign1767

1767 Adventures Kidnapped Orphan 142 The villains who have offered such indign treatment to a worthy youth!

1836 Gladstone On an Infant viii Fruition of the immortal prize, Purchased for thee..By agony indign.

†3. Indignant, resentful. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > [adjective]

wrothc950

disdainousc1430

indigned1490

wrath1535

disdainful1548

stomachate1575

indignant1590

dudgeon1592

snarling1593

grudgeful1596

stomached1603

offended1607

stomachful1610

injured1634

indign1652

resentful1656

disobliged1673

piqued1689

begrudging1693

sorea1694

huff1714

indignant1744

dudgeoned1796

miff1797

miffed1805

ear-sore1865

niffed1880

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 274 Nero indigne in the fall and losse of so necessary a friend and familiar, took occasion against Peter.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

† indignv.

Etymology: < French indigner (14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin indignārī to regard as unworthy, to be indignant at, < indignus unworthy: compare endeign v.¹

Obsolete.

1. transitive. To treat with indignity.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > hold in contempt [verb (transitive)] > treat with contempt

unworthc950

to make scorn at, toc1320

to take in vainc1330

despise1377

rebuke?a1400

despite1481

indign1490

to make a mumming of1523

flock1545

scandalize1566

to make coarse account of1578

misregard1582

overpeer1583

to make a pish at (also of)1593

to make a push at1600

to bite by the nose1602

blurta1625

to piss ona1625

to make wash-way of, with1642

trample1646

huff1677

snouch1761

to walk over (the course)1779

to run over ——1816

snoot1928

shaft1959

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xviii. 68 Yarbas, kynge of Gectuses, that I haue so ofte indygned, for to auenge hys Iniuryes, shalle reduce me in-to captyuite.

2. To be indignant at or with; to resent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > be indignant at or resent [verb (transitive)]

to take in (also on, to) griefc1325

to bear (a person or thing) hard (also heavily, heavy, etc.)c1384

to take agrief?a1400

disdaina1513

stomach1523

to take it amiss1530

to have a grudge against (to, at)1531

to think amiss1533

envy1557

to take‥in (the) snuff (or to snuff)1560

to take snuff1565

to take scorn1581

to take indignly1593

to bear (one) upon (also in) the spleen1596

spleena1629

disresent1652

indign1652

miff1797

pin1934

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 242 Diana, indigning this insolency, raised up a Scorpion that slew him.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 282 He, indigning to be thus dealt withall, quite deserted Christianity.

1657 J. Gaule Sapientia Justificata 106 He is indigning him in especial, that shall..tax him for it.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	indign
释义	indignadj. /ɪnˈdʌɪn/ Forms: Middle English–1500s indygne, Middle English–1600s indigne, 1500s (1800s) Scottish inding, 1500s– indign. Etymology: < French indigne, < Latin indignus unworthy, < in- (in- prefix⁴) + dignus worthy. Now only poetic. 1. Unworthy; undeserving. Const. of (to, or infinitive). archaic. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving unofservedc1225 unworthya1240 undeserved1390 unmeedfula1425 meedless1435 incondignc1450 indignc1450 undeserving1549 worthless1586 unworth1587 desertless1631 immeriting1635 demeritoriousa1640 deserveless1648 c1450 Chaucer's Clerk's T. 303 (Petworth) Indigne [other MSS. vndigne] and vnworþi Am I to þat [honour] þat ȝe me bede. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 417 b/2 A cursyd foole and Indygne hounde that peruertest the myght of god to enchauntementes. c1489 W. Caxton tr. Blanchardyn Ded. 1 Unto the right noble puyssaunt & excellent pryncesse,..Moder vnto..henry þ^e seuenth..I, wyllyam caxton, his most Indygne humble subgette and lytil seruaunt, presente this lytyl book. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Foure Sonnes of Aymon (1885) vi. 152 I, indygne for to speke. a1492 W. Caxton tr. Vitas Patrum (1495) ii. f. ccxliii^v/2 To haue mercy of me poore synnar & Indygne of thy grete myserycordye. c1540 J. Bellenden in tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. sig. Aij^v I wes in seruice with the kyng..Clerk of his comptis, youcht [= though] I wes inding. 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. i. sig. A7 She her selfe was of his grace indigne . View more context for this quotation 1618 Declar. Demeanor Sir W. Raleigh 25 If by new offences hee should make himselfe indigne of former mercies. 1657 W. Morice Coena quasi Κοινὴ Def. xvi. 263 No less is every holy Ordinance [polluted] by an indign Partaker. 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) List Barbarous Words Indign, unworthy. 1827 W. Tennant Papistry Storm'd 192 Worthy o' you to say and sing, Albeit I be to write inding. 1898 T. Hardy Wessex Poems 132 Such scope is granted not my powers indign. 2. a. Unworthy of or unbefitting the person or circumstances; unbecoming; fraught with shame or dishonour; disgraceful. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > degrading or debasement > [adjective] > unworthy or unfitting indign1545 unworthy1646 infra dig.1824 1545 G. Joye Expos. Daniel (vi.) f. 87^v It were the moste indigne and detestable thinge that good lawes shulde bee subiecte and under euyll men. 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus iii. 1 This were an indigne thing, and a great blot in his high place. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 273 All indigne and base aduersities, Make head against my reputation. 1683 E. Hooker in J. Pordage Theologia Mystica Pref. Epist. 104 (note) When thei sai their Ave Maries (so praiing for her, which is most indign and injurious). 1830 W. Phillips Mt. Sinai ii. 615 He freely promises; no guerdon mean, Indign, or scant. 1879 R. C. Trench Poems 38 He..counts it scorn to draw Comfort indign from any meaner thing. b. Of punishment or suffering: Undeserved. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > moral impropriety > [adjective] > undeserving > undeserved > of something evil undeserved1390 unasservedc1400 unguilty1596 indign1767 1767 Adventures Kidnapped Orphan 142 The villains who have offered such indign treatment to a worthy youth! 1836 Gladstone On an Infant viii Fruition of the immortal prize, Purchased for thee..By agony indign. †3. Indignant, resentful. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > [adjective] wrothc950 disdainousc1430 indigned1490 wrath1535 disdainful1548 stomachate1575 indignant1590 dudgeon1592 snarling1593 grudgeful1596 stomached1603 offended1607 stomachful1610 injured1634 indign1652 resentful1656 disobliged1673 piqued1689 begrudging1693 sorea1694 huff1714 indignant1744 dudgeoned1796 miff1797 miffed1805 ear-sore1865 niffed1880 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 274 Nero indigne in the fall and losse of so necessary a friend and familiar, took occasion against Peter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † indignv. Etymology: < French indigner (14th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), < Latin indignārī to regard as unworthy, to be indignant at, < indignus unworthy: compare endeign v.¹ Obsolete. 1. transitive. To treat with indignity. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > hold in contempt [verb (transitive)] > treat with contempt unworthc950 to make scorn at, toc1320 to take in vainc1330 despise1377 rebuke?a1400 despite1481 indign1490 to make a mumming of1523 flock1545 scandalize1566 to make coarse account of1578 misregard1582 overpeer1583 to make a pish at (also of)1593 to make a push at1600 to bite by the nose1602 blurta1625 to piss ona1625 to make wash-way of, with1642 trample1646 huff1677 snouch1761 to walk over (the course)1779 to run over ——1816 snoot1928 shaft1959 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xviii. 68 Yarbas, kynge of Gectuses, that I haue so ofte indygned, for to auenge hys Iniuryes, shalle reduce me in-to captyuite. 2. To be indignant at or with; to resent. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > indignation or resentment > be indignant at or resent [verb (transitive)] to take in (also on, to) griefc1325 to bear (a person or thing) hard (also heavily, heavy, etc.)c1384 to take agrief?a1400 disdaina1513 stomach1523 to take it amiss1530 to have a grudge against (to, at)1531 to think amiss1533 envy1557 to take‥in (the) snuff (or to snuff)1560 to take snuff1565 to take scorn1581 to take indignly1593 to bear (one) upon (also in) the spleen1596 spleena1629 disresent1652 indign1652 miff1797 pin1934 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 242 Diana, indigning this insolency, raised up a Scorpion that slew him. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 282 He, indigning to be thus dealt withall, quite deserted Christianity. 1657 J. Gaule Sapientia Justificata 106 He is indigning him in especial, that shall..tax him for it. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.c1450v.1490
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