De-baten
v. to contend, fight, MD, C2.—OF. debatre (pr. p. debatant), It. dibattere, (Florio).

De-breiden
v. to tear apart, W.—This is a hybrid form: de + ME. breiden.

De-breken
v. to break asunder, to tear, S2; debroken, pp., MD.—A hybrid form.

De-foulen
v. to make foul, inquinare, MD; defowlyn, Prompt.; defoulid, pp., W.—A hybrid form, de + ME. fulen. See Fulen.

De-spiteful
adj. full of contempt, WW.

Deawes
sb. pl. dews, S2; see Dew.

Deað
pr. s. doeth, S; see Don.

Debat
sb. strife, discord, C2; debate, S3, P; debaat, C3.—AF. debat.

Debonaire
adj. mild, gentle, MD, C; debonere, S2; deboner, W2, H; deboneire, MD; dubonure, S2; debonayr, S3; debonur, H.—OF. debonaire; cp. OIt. di bon aire. Cf. Bonaire.

Debonerte
sb. gentleness, MD, H.—OF. debonerete, debonnaireteit (Ps. 44. 4).

Debrusen
v. to bruise; debrise, MD; debrusede, pt. s., MD; debrused, S2.—AF. debruser, OF. debriser.

Deburs
v. disburse, pay, S3; see Disburse.

Deceit
sb. deceit, MD; disseit, W2.—AF. deceit; Late Lat. decepta.

Deciple
sb. disciple, S; see Disciple.

Ded
adj. dead, S, PP; see Deed.

Ded
sb. death, S2, PP.—Cp. Swed. and Dan. död, death. See Deeþ.

Dede
pt. pl. died, S3; see Deyen.

Dede
pt. s. did, S, S2; deden, pl.; see Don.

Dede
sb. death, PP, S, S2, S3; see Ded, Deeþ.

Dede
sb. deed, S, S2, PP; dade, S; dede, pl., S; dæde, S; dedes, S, S2; deades, MD.—AS. déd, (dǽd); cp. Goth. ga-dēths, see Brugmann, § 75.

Dede-stoure
sb. death-struggle, S2.

Dedeyn
sb. disdain, W, H; see Disdeyn.

Dedeyne
v. to deign, S3. See Deynen.

Dedly
adj. liable to death, H; see Deedli.

Deduit
sb. delight, pleasure, MD, HD; deduyt, C; dedut, MD; dute, MD.—AF. deduit; cp. Late Lat. deductus, ‘animi oblectatio’ (Ducange); from OF. deduire, (refl.) to rejoice; Late Lat. deducere.

Dee
sb. a die, MD; die, Sh.; dees, pl. dice, PP, C2, C3; dys, PP, C.—OF. de (pl. dez): It. dado, Prov. dat; Lat. datum.

Deed
adj. dead, S2, C2; ded, S, PP; dæd, S; dyad, S2; deade, pl., S.—AS. déad; cp. Icel. dauðr, Goth. dauþs.

Deedli
adj. mortal, subject to death, deadly, W, W2; dedly, H, PP; diadlich, S; dedlich, MD, PP.—AS. déadlic.

Deef
adj. deaf, MD, C; def, MD; deue, pl., C3.—AS. déaf: Goth. daubs.

Deel
sb. deal, share, MD, G; del, S, S3; deal, MD; deyl, S2. Phr.: neuer a deyl, not a bit, S2; euery deyl, S2.—AS. dǽl; cp. Goth. dails (daili-); see Douse, p. 94.

Deelen
v. to deal, share, divide, MD; delen, S2, G; delte, pt. s., C3; dalte, G; deled, pp., G.—AS. dǽlan: Goth. dailjan, from daili-; see Douse, p. 113.

Deep
adj. deep, C; dep, S; deop, S, MD; dyep, MD; dup, MD; depe, sb., S2, C3; deopre, comp., S; deope, adv., S; deoppre, comp., S; depper, C3.—AS. déop; cp. Goth. diups, Icel. djúpr.

Deer
sb. wild animal, C2; der, S; diere, dat., S; deer, pl., C2.—AS. déor; cp. Goth. dius, wild beast.

Deeþ
sb. death, C2; dæð, S, MD; deð, S; diath, S; dyaþ, S2; dead, S; ded, S2, PP; deaðe, dat., S; deðe, S, S2; dede, S, S2, S3.—AS. déaþ; cp. Icel. dauði, dauðr: Goth. dauþus.

Defaute
sb. defect, fault, S2, C2, PP; defalte, S2; defautis, pl., S3, W2.—AF. defaute, defalte.

Defenden
v. to protect, to forbid, S2, MD, C3, H.—AF. defendre; Lat. defendere.

Defense
sb. protection, prohibition, MD; defence, S2.—AF. defense, defence.

Defet
pp. defeated, MD.—AF. defet, aefait, pp. of defaire.

Defien
v. to digest, MD, PP, HD; defye, S2; defy, Cath.

Defien
v. to mistrust, to defy, PP; defye, despicere, Cath.—AF. defier, OF. desfier: It. disfidare, to defy, (Florio).

Defiguren
v. to disfigure; defygurd, pp., S2.—AF. desfigurer.

Defless
sb. pl., devils, S; deflen, S; see Deuel.

Defoulen
v. to tread down, MD, W, W2, H, SkD (s.v. defile); defoilen, MD, SkD; defoulid, pp., W2.—OF. defouler, to trample on, rebuke (Cotg).; cp. fouler (Bartsch), foller, Ps. 138. 11; It. follare, to press, to full clothes (Florio); Lat. *fullare, to full cloth; cp. fullo, a fuller.

Defte
adj. gentle, S; see Daft.

Deghe
v. to die, S2; see Deyen.

Degoutit
pp. spotted, S3. Cp. OF. degoutter (Cotg.), and Lat. gutta, a drop, a spot, speck on an animal.

Degyse
adj. fashionable, finical, H.—OF. desguisé, dissembled, sophisticated (Cotg.). See Disgysen.

Degyset
pp. disguised, S2; see Disgysen.

Deh
sb. dye, colour, SkD.—AS. déah.

Dehtren
sb. pl. daughters, S; see Dohter.

Dei
sb. day, S; see Day.

Dei-hwamliche
adv. every day, S.—AS. dæg-hwamlice.

Deih
pr. s. profits, S; see Duȝen.

Deir
v. to harm, S3; see Dere.

Deken
sb. deacon, MD; diakne, MD; deakne, MD; dekene, W; deknes, pl., S2, C3.—AS. diacon; Church Lat. diaconus; Gr. διάκονος (NT).

Del
sb. deal, share, S, S3; see Deel.

Del
sb. grief, S2; see Dole.

Dele
sb. dale, S; see Dale.

Delen
v. to deal, S2, G; see Deelen.

Delfin
sb. dolphin, Voc.; delfyne, Prompt.; delfyn, SkD; delfyns, pl., MD; delphyns, S2.—Lat. delphinus; Gr. δελφιν- (stem of δελφίς).

Delful
adj. doleful, S2; see Dolefulle.

Delfulli
adv. dolefully, MD; see Dolfully.

Delices
sb. pl. delights, H, C3, W2; delicis, W, H.—OF. delices; Lat. delicias.

Delit
sb. delight, MD; delyt, S3, C2, C3.—OF. delit, deleit.

Delitable
adj. delightful, PP, S3, W2, H; delytable, S2, C2; dilitable, S2.—AF. delitable; Lat. delectabilem.

Delite
v. to delight, Cath., PP, W2; delyting, pr. p., C2.—AF. deliter; Lat. delectare.

Delitingis
sb. pl. delights, W2.

Deliuer
adj. quick, active, MD; delyuere, C.—OF. delivre, quick, literally ‘freed.’

Deliueren
v. to set free, MD; deliuery, S2; delyuery, PP.—AF. deliverer; Late Lat. deliberare; Lat. de + liberare.

Deliuerly
adv. quickly, nimbly, S2; delyuerly, S2, C.

Deluen
v. to delve, dig, S, C2, P, W; dalf, pt. s., MD, W; dalfe, W; doluen, pl., MD, P; delueden (weak pt.), W2; dolue, subj., S2; i-doluen, pp., S; y-dolue, S2; doluen, buried, S, P; i-doluen, S2.—AS. delfan, pt. dealf (pl. dulfon), pp. dolfen.

Deluers
sb. pl. diggers, S2; delueres, P.

Deme
sb. judge, S.—AS. déma.

Demen
v. to give doom, to judge, decree, S, S2, S3, C2; deeme, S2; demde, pt. s., S; i-demed, pp., S; y-demed, S; y-demd, S2; i-demd, S; demet, S; dempt, S.—AS. déman: OS. dómian, Goth. domjan. See Doom.

Demenen
v. to manage, to behave (refl.), MD; demenyng, pr. p. shewing, S3.—OF. demener, to carry on, make; demener joie, to rejoice, also demener dol, to grieve, Bartsch; cp. Cotg., and the phrase demener dolor in Roland.

Demere
sb. judge, S; demare, S.—AS. démere.

Demeyne
sb. power, possession, C2; demayn, MD; demeigne, MD.—OF. demeine, property, that which belongs to a lord; Lat. dominicum, from dominus; see Roland.

Dene
sb. a title of respect, S3; see Dan.

Dene
sb. din, noise, PP, MD; see Dyn.

Deneis
sb. pl. Danes, S2.—OF. Deneis; Low Lat. Denensis, a Dane, see Brachet, lvii.

Denie
v. to din; see Dinnen.

Denne
sb. den, MD; den, S; dennes, pl., S2, W, H; dennys, H.—AS. denn.

Dennen
v. to dwell; dennede, pt. s., S.

Denounce
v. to command, W (= Lat. denunciare).—OF. denoncer, to declare.

Dent
sb. blow, S, S2, PP, CM; dynt, S3; dint, S, S2; dunt, S, S2.—AS. dynt.

Deofell
sb. devil, S; see Deuel.

Deol
sb. grief, S, S2; see Dole.

Deop
adj. deep, S; see Deep.

Deopliche
adv. deeply, S.

Deopnesse
sb. deepness, S; see Depnesse.

Deore
adj. dear, S; see Dere.

Deore
v. to last, S2; see Duren.

Deore-wurðe
adj. precious, S; see Derewurðe.

Deorling
sb. darling, S; see Derling.

Deorne
adj. secret, dark, S; see Derne.

Deouele
sb. devil, S; see Deuel.

Dep
adj. deep, S; see Deep.

Departen
v. to separate, divide, PP, S3, C3, W, W2; to become separated, S2; depart, pp., S3.—AF. departir; OF. despartir; It. dispartire (Florio).

Departere
sb. a divider, W.

Departyng
sb. division, W; departyngis, pl., W2.

Depaynt
pp. painted, S3; depeynted, C; depaynted, S3; depeynt, pt. pl., S3.—OF. depeindre (pp. depeint).

Depayntar
sb. painter, S3.

Depe
sb. depth, S2, C3.—AS. dýpe.

Depen
v. to dip, S2.

Deplike
adv. deeply, MD; deopliche, S.—AS. déoplice.

Depnesse
sb. deepness, depth, MD; depnes, S2; deopnesse, S.—AS. déopnes.

Depraue
v. to slander, depreciate, W2, PP.—Lat. deprauare, to distort.

Depuren
v. to purify, S3, MD.—OF. depurer; Late Lat. depurare.

Der
sb. wild animal, S; see Deer.

Derby
phr.: father Derbies bands, handcuffs, S3; Darbies bands, DG; darbies, DG.

Dere
adj. and adv. dear, S, PP; diere, S; duere, S2; dære, S; dure, MD; deore, S; der, S2; deir, MD; derre, comp., C; derrest, superl., P.—AS. déore, dýre: OS. diuri, costly, loved.

Dere
sb. harm, injury, MD; darr, MD; der, S3.—AS. daru.

Dere
v. to harm, S, S2, C2; derien, S, MD; deir, S3; ders, pr. pl., S2.—AS. derian; cp. OHG. derien (derren) in Otfrid.

Dere-wurðe
adj. precious, S; dereworth, W; dierewurth, S; derworþe, S2, P; deorewurðe, S.—AS. déorwurðe.

Dereliche
adv. dearly, MD; derelych, S2; derli, S2.—AS. déorlice.

Derewurðlice
adv. respectfully, S.

Dereynen
v. to answer to an accusation, to maintain a right in a judicial contest, CM, S2; dereyni, S2; derreyne, C; darreyne, C; dereyned, pp., S2.—AF. dereiner, OF. desresnier; Late Lat. disrationare (also derationare); see Ducange.

Derf
adj. brave, powerful, difficult, hard, MD; derfe, pl., MD; derue, MD, S; derfre, comp., S; derure, S.—Cp. OS. derbi.

Derf
sb. affliction, hardship, S.—AS. (ge)deorf.

Derfliche
adv. severely, cruelly, S.

Derk
adj. dark, MD, S2, PP; deork, MD; dorc, S; darc, S; dirk, MD; durk, MD; derke, dat., S.—AS. deorc.

Derken
v. to make dark, to become dark, MD, S3; dirken, MD; darken, S2.

Derkful
adj. dark, W.

Derkhed
sb. darkness, MD.

Derknesse
sb. darkness, MD, W.

Derling
sb. darling, S, W2; durlyng, S, MD; deorling, S; derlyngis, pl., chosen ones, W, W2.—AS. déorling. See Dere.

Derne
adj. secret, dark, S, S2, P, H; deorne, S; dærne, MD; durne, MD; dern, S2.—AS. derne; cp. OS. derni and MHG. tarn in tarn-kappe, the mantle of darkness, Grimm, p. 870.

Dernel
sb. a kind of weed, rye-grass, lollium, Prompt.; dernell, Palsg.; darnel, S3, MD.

Derring-doe
sb. daring enterprise, ND, S3. See Dar.

Dert
sb. dirt, S3; see Drit.

Derue
adj. bold, S; derure, comp. more severe, S; see Derf.

Deruen
v. to afflict, S. See Derf, sb.

Derðe
sb. dearth, S, P. See Dere.

Desaly, Desselic
adv. foolishly, S2; see Dusiliche.

Desarayen
v. reflex. to fall into disorder, S2.—OF. desarroyer.

Desauauntage
sb. disadvantage, S2; disauauntage, MD; disadvauntages, pl., MD.—OF. desavantage.

Descenden
v. to go down, SkD.—AF. descendre; Lat. descendere.

Descensorie
sb. vessel used for extracting oil per descensum, C3.

Descriuen
v. to describe, MD; descryue, S3; descryfe, S2; discryue, S2, S3, C2; discreue, S2; discriued, pp., S2; discryued, W.—OF. descrivre (pr. p. descrivant; Lat. describere.

Desert
sb. merit, C2.—AF. and OF. deserte, see Ducange (s.v. deservire).

Deserven
v. to merit, MD; disserued, pp., well served, W.—AF. deservir; Late Lat. deservire.

Desi
adj. foolish, MD; see Dusi.

Despeir
sb. despair, MD.—AF. despeir.

Despeiren
v. to despair, MD; despeired, pp., C2.—OF. desperer, Lat. desperare.

Desperate
adj. outrageous, S3.—Lat. desperatus.

Despisabil
adj. despicable, H; dispisable, W2.

Despit
sb. contempt, injury, S2, C3; despyt, C2; despite, WW; dispit, W.—AF. despit; Lat. despectum (acc.).

Despitous
adj. ignominious, MD, C; dispitous, contemptuous, S3; despitus, H.

Despitously
adv. contemptuously, spitefully, S2, C2, C3; dispitously, C.

Despoilen
v. to despoil, to strip, MD; dispoilen, C2; dispoyled, pp., S3.—OF. despoiller; Lat. despoliare.

Dest
2 pr. s. doest, S; see Don.

Destrer
sb. a courser, war-horse, MD; dextrer, C2.—AF. destrer; Late Lat. dextrarium (from Lat. dextra, the right hand), the horse led by the squire on the right of his own horse.

Destroyen
v. to destroy, MD; destruien, MD, C; destrue, S2; distruen, S2; destrie, MD, W, W2; dysstrye, S2; distruyede, pt. s., W; distried, pp., W, W2.—AF. destruire. (pr. p. destruyant); Lat. destruere.

Destroyere
sb. destroyer, Prompt., MD; distrier, W.

Dette
sb. debt, C2; dett, adj. due, H.—AF. dette; Lat. debita.

Deue
adj. pl. deaf, C3; see Deef.

Deuel
sb. devil, S, S2, W2; deofel, MD; deofell, S; diuel, S; dyeuel, S2; dewill, S3; dewle, Prompt.; dwylle, MD; deouele, S; diefles, gen., S; dieule, dat., S; deofles, pl., MD; defless, S; deoules, S; deoflen, S; deflen, S; deoflene, gen. pl., S.—AS. déofol; Lat. diabolus (Vulg.); Gr. διάβολος; cf. OHG. diufal (Otfrid).

Deuin
sb. prophesying, divinity, theology, MD; diuyn, S2.

Deuine
sb. theologian, augur, soothsayer, MD; dyuynes, pl., MD.—OF. devin; Lat. diuinum.

Deuinen
v. to foretell, guess, suspect, MD; deuyne, PP.

Deuinourr
sb. interpreter, explainer, theologian, MD, PP; dyuynour, PP.

Deuise
sb. tale, narrative, S3; deuys, order, C.

Deuisen
v. to divide, arrange, order, decide, tell, relate, MD, S2; deuyse, C2, C3; deuice, MD, S2; diuise, S2.—AF. deviser, It. divisare; formed from Lat. diuidere (pp. diuisus).

Deuisynge
sb. narration, S2.

Deuoid
pp. as adj. destitute of, SkD.

Deuoiden
v. to quit, leave, also to annihilate, exterminate, MD; deuoyden, S2.—OF. desvoidier, desvuidier.

Deuouren
v. to devour, MD; devoir, S3.—AF. devourer; Lat. deuorare.

Devoir
sb. duty, knightly duty, PP, C2; deuoyr, S3; devor, ND, PP; deuer, PP, CM.—OF. devoir (sb. orig. v.); Lat. debere.

Dew
sb. dew, PP; dæw, MD; daw, S; deu, S; deuh, PP; deawes, pl., S2.—AS. déaw.

Dewill
sb. devil, S3; see Deuel.

Dewite
sb. duty, S3; see Duete.

Dewle
sb. grief, S3; see Dole.

Dextrer
sb. a war-horse, C2; see Destrer.

Deye
sb. a female servant, esp. one who looks after the cows and dairy, androchia, Voc., Prompt., C; deye, a cow-boy, androchius, MD, Cath.—Icel. deigja, see CV; cp. AF. deye.

Deyen
v. to die, S2, PP; deȝen, MD, S2; deghe, S2; deie, S; dey, S3; dye, PP; diȝe, PP; dyȝe, S2, PP; de, S3; deide, pt. s., S, S2; deiȝede, MD; deyde, C2; deid, S2; deit, S3; dede, pl., S3; deyed, pp., C2.—Icel. deyja: OS. dóian.

Deyen
v. to dye, MD; dyyn, Prompt.; dyed, pt. s., C2.—AS. déagian, from déah. See Deh.

Deyere
sb. dyer, C.

Deyl
sb. deal, share, S2; see Deel.

Deynen
v. to deign, to appear good, to please, MD, CM, S2; deignen, MD; daynede, pt. s., S2; dæyned him, (refl.) C2.—AF. deigner; Lat. dignare.

Deynous
adj. proud, disdainful, MD, CM, Cath. (p. 95, n.).

Deyntee
adj. dainty, C2, C3.

Deyntee
sb. worth, pleasure, liking, S2, C2, C3; deynte, S2; deinte, MD; deyntees, pl., S2, C2, C3.—OF. daintie, deintet, Prov. din-tat; Lat. dignitatem. Cf. Dayntethis.

Deynteuous
adj. choice, dainty, C2.

Deys
sb. daïs, high table in hall, C, C2, PP; deyes, PP; deis, PP; dese, PP; deyse, PP; dees, MD; des, MD; day, canopy, JD.—OF. deis (AF. dois); Lat. discum (acc.), see Brachet, p. lxv. Cf. Disshe.

Deð
pr. s. doeth, S, S2; see Don.

Deð
sb. death, S; see Deeþ.

Deð-vuel
sb. death-evil, S2.

Deȝter
sb. pl. daughters, S2; see Dohter.