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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Disobey, Dissobey, v. Also: dis(s)obe-, dissobay, dissabey. [ME. disobeie, dysobey (15th c.), desobeie (Gower), OF. desobeir.]

1. intr. To be disobedient; to refuse obedience.(a) 1429 Acts II. 3/2.
Gif ony disobeyis till infors the kyng aganis notour rebellouris aganis his persone 1456 Hay II. 46/16.
Gif ony man disobeyis till his [the officer's] wand 1490 Irland Mir. I. 39/1.
God will execut his will, punyssand thame that disobeyis 1513 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 145.
Ilk ane of thame that disobeyis sall pay twa s. for ane vnlaw vnforgevin 1536 Ib. II. 79.
To pay twa pundis of wax for ilk time he disobeis c1552 Lynd. Mon. 1856.
Bot Habraham, and Aram his brother, That disobeyit I fynd none vther 1586 St. A. Kirk S. 568.
Being twois warnit to compeir … he also this day contempteusle disobeis(b) 1438 Acts II. 32/1.
Geyff the spoulȝheouris or the resettouris dissobeyis to the schirray 1472 Edinb. Chart. 135.
Gif ony … dissobeis or refusis to help 1474 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 29.
Quha that dissobeyis and absentis hym … withoutin leif … sal paye [etc.] 1505 Ib. 103.
Gif ony dissobeyis, that we may … distrenȝe thairfoir 1516 Reg. Privy S. I. 412/2.
To correk and punis all thame that beis lauchfullie warnit … and dissobeis 1554 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 192.
Gif thai dissobey to walk in thair awne propir personis, to pay xviij s. a1578 Pitsc. I. 14/20.
Quhan he was commandit to repair all sick iniures … he obstinatlie dissobeyit 1605 Rep. Elphinstone Mun. 33.
He hes dissobeyit and continues dissobedyent without ony intentioun … to conforme him selff to law

2. tr. To refuse or neglect to obey (a person or command). 1438 Acts II. 32/1.
Apon thaim that dissobeys and agaynstandis the kingis actis and decrettis 1487 Ib. 177/2.
He sal … cum & schaw to our souueran Lord quhat personis dissobeit him a1508 Kennedy Flyt. 33.
Dreid, … dearch, that thow hes dissobeyit My cousing Quintene 1531 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 54.
That na maister sall dissobey the dekyn and maisterys 1536 Ib. 79.
Gif ony maister … disobeis the kirkmaistare 1553 Ib. 177.
Quhair he fyndis ony personis dissobayand this statute a1568 Bann. MS. 144 b/32.
Is nane … sa hardy man that dar Schir Penny tyne or dissobey a1578 Pitsc. I. 19/6.
Quhairby the puir peopill sould tak the grettar feir … to dissobey him