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Dedenȝe, Deden(e, v.¹ Also: dedenȝhe, -deinȝe, -deynȝe. [Normal Sc. variants of dedeyne, Dedeigne v. The addition of the prefix may have been due to some confusion with dedeyne, etc., early ME. variants of disdeyne. Cf. Dedenȝe v.²]

1. intr. To deign, condescend (to do something).In the first quotation used impersonally with him.(a) 1375 Barb. i. 376.
For him dedeynȝeit nocht to dele With trechery, na with falset ?1438 Alex. i. 2525.
Na for the King and all his maucht Thay dedenȝit nocht on bak to ga Ib. ii. 2220.
I lufe na man in priuate, Na na man dedenȝit to lufe me c1420 Wynt. viii. 2374 (C).
To pray this pape … That he wald dedenȝhe … Off thir iniuris to set ramede 1463 Acts XII. 28/2.
I beseke ȝoure henes that … ȝe will dedenȝe to mak me haue sic couresabill brevis of ȝoure chapell as afferis 1513 Doug. x. xii. 112.
Mezentius eik dedenȝeit nocht To sla Orodes Ib. xii. viii. 48.
Bot the chiftane … Dedenȝeit nane doun bet as thai dyd fle 1533 Boece viii. ix. 269.
Hengist requeistit he wald dedenȝe cum to his castell of Londis 1513 Doug. i. vi. 53 (R).
I dedeinȝe not to ressaue Sic honour c1550 Rolland Ct. Venus iii. 868.
Noway Christ had dedenȝeit borne to be In the chalmer of choisin chaistetie a1568 Bann. MS. 221 b/33.
Suppois scho nocht dedenȝe On me to luk, I sall hir luvar be(b) 1490 Irland Mir. I. 167/23.
Crist of the dedenyt for to tak Bothe flesch and blood a1500 Colk. Sow iii. 155.
God that ws bocht … , Both ȝow and me to consarue he deden 1494 Acta Conc. 378/1.
I besek ȝour excellence that ȝe will dedene to grant ȝow lauchfully warnit [etc.] 1513 Doug. iv. v. 36.
Ené, with quham the fair Dido be wed Dedenyt 1547 Corr. M. Lorraine 181.
I beseik youre grace that ye wald dedene to solist my lord governour [etc.] a1568 Bann. MS. 224 a/5.
Gif that … My souerane lady lest to dedene To rew vpoun my wofull eventure

2. tr. To regard as befitting. 1531 Bell. Boece I. 123.
For the Romanis wald nocht dedenye thair majeste, to satefy the desire of barbar pepill in ony othir sort