Dia-penidion
sb. a kind of sweet stuff like barley-sugar used to relieve coughs, PP; diapenydion, PP; diopendion, S2.—OF. diapenidion, It. diapenídio, cp. diapiéde, ‘a diapedon or confection made of Penids’ (Florio). See Dia and Penid.

Diadlich
adj. mortal, S; see Deedli.

Diamant
sb. diamond, PP, Cath.; dyamand, MD; dyamaunt, C.—OF. diamant, a diamond, the loadstone (Cotg.). See Adamant.

Diaper
sb. a kind of figured cloth; dyaper, MD; diapery, MD.—OF. diaspre, diaspe, diapered cloth; Lat. iaspidem, jasper; from Gr. ἴασπις, probably of Semitic origin; see Diez, p. 119.

Diaper
v. to variegate, adorn with figures and colours, ND; diapred, pp., ND; dyapred, C.

Diath
sb. death, S; see Deeþ.

Dicht
pp. prepared, S2; see Dihten.

Diciples
sb. pl. disciples, S; see Disciple.

Dide
pt. s. did, caused, put, S; see Don.

Diefles
sb. gen. devil’s, S; see Deuel.

Dier
sb. wild animal, beast; diere, dat., S; see Deer.

Dier-chin
sb. deer-kind, beasts, S.

Diere
adj. dear, S; see Dere.

Diere-wurð
adj. precious, S; see Derewurðe.

Diete
sb. diet, food, MD, C; dyetis, pl., PP.—OF. diete; Late Lat. dieta, Lat. diæta; Gr. δίαιτα.

Dieten
v. to diet; diȝete, pr. subj. S2, PP.

Dieule
sb. dat. devil, S; see Deuel.

Dieð
pr. s. doeth, S; see Don.

Dif-faden
v. to fade away, MD; defade, to cause to fade, S3; defadide, pp., HD.

Diffacen
v. to deface, MD; deface, to obliterate, C2; defaste, pp., S3.—OF. deffacer.

Diffame
sb. dishonour, disgrace, MD, S3, C2; defame, C3.—OF. diffame.

Diffamen
v. to spread abroad a rumour, also to slander, MD, S2; defame, C2; diffameden, pt. pl., W; defamed, pp., W, C3.—AF. diffamer, to slander; Lat. diffamare, to spread abroad a report.

Digne
adj. worthy, proud, MD, C, C2, C3, S2, S3; dygne, S2. Phr.: digne as dich-water, i.e. making people keep their distance, S3.—OF. digne; Lat. dignum.

Dignelich
adv. worthily, P; dyngneliche, S2.

Dignete
sb. worth, dignity, high office, MD; dignitee, C2; dingnetes, pl., S2.—AF. dignete; Lat. dignitatem. Cf. Deyntee.

Dihten
v. to order, rule, prepare, adorn, MD, S2; diȝten, MD; diȝtti, S2; diht, pr. s., S; dightes, S2; dihte, pt. s., S; diȝte, S2; diht, pp., S2; diȝt, MD, S2; dight, MD, S3; ydiȝt, S2, S3; dyȝt, S2; dicht, S2; ydyȝt, S3; dygth, H.—AS. dihtan; Lat. dictare.

Dilatacioun
sb. extension, diffuseness, S2, C3.—Lat. dilatationem.

Dilitable
adj. delightful, S2; see Delitable.

Dim
adj. dim, MD; dym, C; dymme, MD; dimme, pl., S.—AS. dim.

Dimliche
adv. dimly, softly (of sound), MD; dimluker, comp., S.

Dimnes
sb. dimness, S2.

Dinnen
v. to din, MD; dunien, MD; denie, S; dinede, pt. s., MD; donyd, MD; dynnit, MD.—AS. dynian; cp. Icel. dynja. See Dyn.

Dint
sb. blow, S, S2; see Dent.

Dinten
v. to strike, S.

Diopendion
sb. a kind of barley-sugar, S2; see Dia-penidion.

Dirige
sb. the name of an anthem in the office for the dead beginning with the words from Ps. 5. 8, ‘Dirige, Dominus meus,’ MD, S3; dyrge, MD; dorge, MD.

Disburse
v. to pay out of a purse, Sh.; deburs, S3.—OF. desbourser.

Dischargen
v. to unload, MD; deschargen, MD; dischargiden, pt. pl., W.—AF. descharger.

Dischevele
pp. with hair in disorder, MD, C.—OF. deschevelé, pp. of descheveler, to dischevel (Cotg.).

Disciple
sb. disciple, W (John 20. 2); disciplis, pl., PP, W; diciples, S; deciples, S; decipelis, S2.—AF. disciple; Lat. discipulum (acc.).

Disciplesse
sb. a woman-disciple, W.

Discipline
sb. chastisement, MD; disceplines, pl. flagellations, S.—OF. discipline (Cotg.); Church Lat. disciplina (Ducange).

Disclaundre
sb. evil fame, S2, PP; desclandre, MD; dislander, ND. See Sclaundre.

Disclaundre
v. to slander, S2, C3.

Disclose
v. to disclose, S3; desclosen, S2.—OF. desclore (subj. -close); Lat. disclaudere.

Discomfiten
v. to defeat, to put to the rout, MD; dyscowmfytyn, Prompt.; disconfet, pt. s., MD; disconfite, MD; pp., MD; discumfyst, S3; dysconfited, S3.—OF. desconfire (pp. desconfit); Lat. dis + conficere.

Discomfiture
sb. defeat, MD; disconfiture, C.—AF. descumfiture, desconfiture.

Disconfort
sb. discomfort, C; discomfort, W.

Disconforten
v. to trouble, discomfort, C; disconfort, S3; discomforten, MD.—OF. desconforter.

Discoueren
v. to discover, uncover, MD, C3; diskeuer, MD; discure, S3.—OF. descovrir, descuvrir.

Disdeyn
sb. disdain, C2; desdayn, CM; desdeyn, C; dedeyn, MD, W, H; dedeyne, HD.—AF. dedeigne, OF. desdein.

Disdeyne
v. to disdain, C2; desdainen, MD.—AF. desdeigner, It. disdegnare.

Disese
sb. lack of ease, MD, S2, C2, C3, W; desese, S3.—OF. desaise.

Diseseful
adj. troublesome, W2.

Disesid
pp. troubled, W.

Disgysen
v. to disguise, MD; degisen, PP, MD; degyset, pp., S2; disguised, S3.—AF. degiser, degyser, OF. desguiser. Cf. Degyse.

Disheriten
v. to disinherit, S2; deseritede, pt. s., S2; deserited, pp., S2; disheryt, C.—AF. desheriter, OF. deseriter.

Disjoint
sb. perplexity, MD; disjoynt, C.—OF. desjoinct, pp. of desjoindre; Lat. disjungere.

Dismayen
v. to dismay, G; desmayen, MD.—OF. *desmayer; cp. Sp. desmayar, also (with different prefix), OF. esmaier, Prov. esmagar, It. smagare.

Disour
sb. professional story-teller, minstrel, MD; disoures, pl., P.—OF. disour, diseor: Sp. dicedor, It. dicitore, from Lat. dicere.

Disparage
sb. a want of parity or equality, especially in birth or station, disparagement, disgrace, C2. See Parage.

Disparagen
v. to disparage, disgrace; desparaged, pp., MD.—AF. desparager.

Disparplen
v. to become scattered, also to scatter, W; desparplen, MD, S2; dysparplyn, Prompt.; sparplyn, Prompt.; disperpelde, pt. s., H; deperpeyld, H; disparpoilid, pp., S2; disparplid, disparplit, W.—OF. deparpillier, Ps. 21. 14 (cp. It. sparpagliare, Florio); from OF. *parpille, butterfly; Lat. papilio, see Brachet (s.v. éparpiller), and Diez, p. 236.

Dispence
sb. expenditure, C, C2, S3; despense, C2, MD; dispenses, pl., S3.—OF. despense.

Dispenden
v. to spend, S3, C2, H; despenden, C2, MD; dispent, pp., S3.—AF. despendre; Late Lat. dispendere, to weigh out.

Dispendour
sb. steward, W; dispendere, W.

Dispers
pp. dispersed, S3, MD.—Lat. dispersus.

Displesance
sb. annoyance, C3.—OF. desplaisance.

Disport
sb. pleasure, recreation, S2, S3, C2, C3; desport, C3, MD.—AF. desport, mirth; cp. OF. deport (Bartsch).

Disporten
v. to cheer, amuse, MD.—OF. se desporter, se deporter; cp. It. diportare (compounded with Lat. de-).

Disposed
pp.; in phr.: wel disposed, in good health, C3.

Disputen
v. to dispute, MD; desputen, MD.—AF. desputer; Lat. disputare.

Disputeson
sb. disputation, MD; disputisoun, C; desputisoun, MD.—OF. desputeson; Lat. disputationem (for -eson = -tionem, see Ps. Introd. xxx).

Disseueren
v. to separate, C3.—AF. deseverer; Lat. dis + separare.

Disshe
sb. dish, PP; disch, S; dysche, discus, Voc.; dysshe, discus, Prompt.; dishe, disc, quoit, MD; disse, S; dysshes, pl., S2.—AS. disc; Lat. discus; Gr. δίσκος, quoit. Cf. Deys.

Dissheres
sb. a female dish-seller, P.

Dissimulen
v. to pretend a thing is not so, MD, C3; dissymilide, pt. s., W2.—Lat. dissimulare.

Dissimulinge
sb. dissembling, C2, C3.

Distaf
sb. distaff, C2; dystaf, Voc.; dysestafe, Voc.

Distinguen
v. to distinguish, MD; destingeþ, pr. pl., MD; distyngis, imp. pl., H; distingwed, pp., MD; distyngid, H.—OF. distinguer.

Distraught
pp. distracted, tormented, S3; distrauhte, MD; destrat, SkD.—OF. destrait (F. distrait); Lat. distractum, pp. of distrahere.

Distresse
sb. distress, misery, S2; destresse, MD.—AF. destresse, destresce; Late Lat. *districtitia from Lat. districtus, pp. of distringere, to pull asunder, to punish.

Distreynen
v. to vex, S3; destreyne, C; distrayne, S3.—AF. destreindre (pr. p. destreignant); Lat. distringere.

Distrier
sb. destroyer, W; see Destroyere.

Disturben
v. to disturb; destourbe, C3; distourbe, MD; desturbi, MD.—AF. desturber; Lat. disturbare.

Disturblen
v. to disturb, trouble, MD, W, W2; disturblid, pp., S2, W, W2. Cp. OF. tourbler, torbler (F. troubler); Late Lat. *turbulare, from Lat. turbare.

Disturblyng
sb. disturbance, W, W2.

Diten
v. to indict for trespass, Prompt.—OF. dicter; Lat. dictare. Cf. Dihten.

Diuel
sb. devil, S; see Deuel.

Diueren
v. to tremble, S, MD.

Diuise
v. to tell of, describe, S2; see Deuisen.

Diuulgate
pp. divulged; dy-wlgat, S3.—Lat. diuulgatus.

Diyngis
sb. pl. dyes, colours, W2; see Deyen.

Diȝe
Deyen.

Diȝel
adj. secret, MD; diȝele, dat., S.—AS. dígol, dégol, déogol, déagol; cp. OHG. tougali (Tatian), also with different suffix, dougan (Otfrid).

Diȝte
pt. s. ordained, S2; diȝt, pp. prepared, S2; see Dihten.