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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Dedenȝe, -deneȝe, v.2 [ME. dedeyne, -deyngne, variants of des-, disdeyne, etc.] intr. To disdain. —1533 Boece vi. i. 185.
The nobillis … dedeneȝit to obey sic ane monstruos man Ib. xiii. x. 520 b; etc.
Vtheris dedenȝeing to haue spirituall thingis sa planelie sauld … denyit to gif ony money
