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+Disdeyn+, _sb._ disdain, C2; +desdayn+, CM; +desdeyn+, C; +dedeyn+, MD, W, H; +dedeyne+, HD.--AF. _dedeigne_, OF. _desdein_.
+Disdeyne+, _v._ to disdain, C2; +desdainen+, MD.--AF. _desdeigner_, It.
_disdegnare_.
+Disese+, _sb._ lack of ease, MD, S2, C2, C3, W; +desese+, S3.--OF.
_desaise_.
+Diseseful+, _adj._ troublesome, W2.
+Disesid+, _pp._ troubled, W.
+Disgysen+, _v._ to disguise, MD; +degisen+, PP, MD; +degyset+, _pp._, S2; +disguised+, S3.--AF. _degiser_, _degyser_, OF. _desguiser_. Cf.
+Degyse+.
+Disheriten+, _v._ to disinherit, S2; +deseritede+, _pt. s._, S2; +deserited+, _pp._, S2; +disheryt+, C.--AF. _desheriter_, OF.
_deseriter_.
+Disjoint+, _sb._ perplexity, MD; +disjoynt+, C.--OF. _desjoinct_, pp.
of _desjoindre_; Lat. _disjungere_.
+Dismayen+, _v._ to dismay, G; +desmayen+, MD.--OF. *_desmayer_; cp. Sp.
_desmayar_, also (with different prefix), OF. _esmaier_, Prov.
_esmagar_, It. _smagare_.
+Disour+, _sb._ professional story-teller, minstrel, MD; +disoures+, _pl._, P.--OF. _disour_, _diseor_: Sp. _dicedor_, It. _dicitore_, from Lat. _dicere_.
+Disparage+, _sb._ a want of parity or equality, especially in birth or station, disparagement, disgrace, C2. See +Parage+.
+Disparagen+, _v._ to disparage, disgrace; +desparaged+, _pp._, MD.--AF.
_desparager_.
+Disparplen+, _v._ to become scattered, also to scatter, W; +desparplen+, MD, S2; +dysparplyn+, Prompt.; +sparplyn+, Prompt.; +disperpelde+, _pt. s._, H; +deperpeyld+, H; +disparpoilid+, _pp._, S2; +disparplid+, +disparplit+, W.--OF. _deparpillier_, Ps. 21. 14 (cp. It.
_sparpagliare_, Florio); from OF. *_parpille_, b.u.t.terfly; Lat.
_papilio_, see Brachet (s.v. _eparpiller_), and Diez, p. 236.
+Dispence+, _sb._ expenditure, C, C2, S3; +despense+, C2, MD; +dispenses+, _pl._, S3.--OF. _despense_.
+Dispenden+, _v._ to spend, S3, C2, H; +despenden+, C2, MD; +dispent+, _pp._, S3.--AF. _despendre_; Late Lat. _dispendere_, to weigh out.
+Dispendour+, _sb._ steward, W; +dispendere+, W.
+Dispers+, _pp._ dispersed, S3, MD.--Lat. _dispersus_.
+Displesance+, _sb._ annoyance, C3.--OF. _desplaisance_.
+Disport+, _sb._ pleasure, recreation, S2, S3, C2, C3; +desport+, C3, MD.--AF. _desport_, mirth; cp. OF. _deport_ (Bartsch).
+Disporten+, _v._ to cheer, amuse, MD.--OF. _se desporter_, _se deporter_; cp. It. _diportare_ (compounded with Lat. _de-_).
+Disposed+, _pp._; in _phr._: +wel disposed+, in good health, C3.
+Disputen+, _v._ to dispute, MD; +desputen+, MD.--AF. _desputer_; Lat.
_disputare_.
+Disputeson+, _sb._ disputation, MD; +disputisoun+, C; +desputisoun+, MD.--OF. _desputeson_; Lat. _disputationem_ (for _-eson_ = _-tionem_, see Ps. Introd. x.x.x).
+Disseit+; see +Deceit+.
+Disseueren+, _v._ to separate, C3.--AF. _deseverer_; Lat. _dis_ + _separare_.
+Disshe+, _sb._ dish, PP; +disch+, S; +dysche+, _discus_, Voc.; +dysshe+, discus, Prompt.; +dishe+, disc, quoit, MD; +disse+, S; +dysshes+, _pl._, S2.--AS. _disc_; Lat. _discus_; Gr. d?s???, quoit. Cf.
+Deys+.
+Dissheres+, _sb._ a female dish-seller, P.
+Dissimulen+, _v._ to pretend a thing is not so, MD, C3; +dissymilide+, _pt. s._, W2.--Lat. _dissimulare_.
+Dissimulinge+, _sb._ dissembling, C2, C3.
+Distaf+, _sb._ distaff, C2; +dystaf+, Voc.; +dysestafe+, Voc.
+Distinguen+, _v._ to distinguish, MD; +destinge+, _pr. pl._, MD; +distyngis+, _imp. pl._, H; +distingwed+, _pp._, MD; +distyngid+, H.--OF. _distinguer_.
+Distrier+, _sb._ destroyer, W; see +Destroyere+.
+Distraught+, _pp._ distracted, tormented, S3; +distrauhte+, MD; +destrat+, SkD.--OF. _destrait_ (F. _distrait_); Lat. _distractum_, pp.
of _distrahere_.
+Distresse+, _sb._ distress, misery, S2; +destresse+, MD.--AF.
_destresse_, _destresce_; Late Lat. *_district.i.tia_ from Lat.
_districtus_, pp. of _distringere_, to pull asunder, to punish.
+Distreynen+, _v._ to vex, S3; +destreyne+, C; +distrayne+, S3.--AF.
_destreindre_ (pr. p. _destreignant_); Lat. _distringere_.
+Disturben+, _v._ to disturb; +destourbe+, C3; +distourbe+, MD; +desturbi+, MD.--AF. _desturber_; Lat. _disturbare_.
+Disturblen+, _v._ to disturb, trouble, MD, W, W2; +disturblid+, _pp._, S2, W, W2. Cp. OF. _tourbler_, _torbler_ (F. _troubler_); Late Lat.
*_turbulare_, from Lat. _turbare_.
+Disturblyng+, _sb._ disturbance, W, W2.
+Diten+, _v._ to indict for trespa.s.s, Prompt.--OF. _dicter_; Lat.
_dictare_. Cf. +Dihten+.
+Diuel+, _sb._ devil, S; see +Deuel+.
+Diueren+, _v._ to tremble, S, MD.
