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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Quotation dates: 1399-1400, 1499-1651
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Denȝe, Deinȝe, v. Also: denȝhe, deneȝe, dengȝie; deinȝie, deyngȝe; danȝe, dainyie. [ME. deyne, deine (c 1300), OF. deignier, degnier, L. dignāre.]
1. intr. (and refl.) To deign, to condescend (to be or do something).(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints xvi. 3.
Ihesu Cryst … That … denȝeit of voman to be borne c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 1439.
That … they graciously Wald denȝhe thame to graunt hyme till [etc.] a1500 Henr. Fab. 1393.
I pray … Ane morale fabill ȝe wald denȝe to say a1500 Golagros and Gawane 1095.
Wald thow denȝe thé in deid to do my deuis 1513 Doug. i. vi. 53.
I denȝe not to ressaue Sik honour … quhilk feris me nocht to haue 1533 Bell. Livy I. 116/27.
The messingere … schew to Tarquinius … how his fader list nocht denȝe [v.r. danȝe] to speik with him 1533 Boece iv. xvii. 156 b.
Thanking thare goddis, quhilkis deneȝit with ane freyndlie e behald Scottis & Pichtis 1581 Cath. Tr. 167/35.
The pure peopil deis lyk doggis … , nather vil the Ministeris dengyie thame selfis to vissie thame 1622-6 Bisset II. 387/33.
Emperiour Charles … denȝed him self to … permit for luif the cullouris of blew of his floure de luces … to be altered(b) a1400 Legends of the Saints xviii. 1254.
I pray thé … of this met … Thu wil deyngȝe to taste it ocht 1533 Boece iii. xxi. 123.
I had deynȝit to bynd societe and … tak pece with Romanis 1562-3 Winȝet II. 42/34.
He deinȝeit him aluterlie to do this in deid a1586 Lindsay MS. 17.
Thai … will not leirne becaus thai deinȝie not demand nor spere(c) 1558-66 Knox III. 177.
He … wald not dainyie himself to ga from his gallerie to his hall a1651 Calderwood VII. 597.
Goe tell them I will not dainyie to come to them
2. tr. To treat as worthy of something.1606 Melvill 665.
Will ye not deinȝie the Kingis Majestie with ane answer?
