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Deign

Deign (deign)
v. t.(?)
Deign
[imp. *** p. p. Deigned (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n. Deigning.] [OE. deinen, deignen, OF. degner, deigner, daigner, F. daigner, fr. L. dignari to deem
  1. To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; - - opposed to disdain.
    [Obs.]

    I fear my Julia would not deign my lines. Shak.

  2. To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to vouchsafe; to allow; to grant.

    Nor would we deign him burial of his men. Shak.

Deign

Deign (deign)
v. i.
Deign
  1. To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - - followed by an infinitive.

    O deign to visit our forsaken seats. Pope.

    Yet not Lord Cranstone deigned she greet. Sir W. Scott.

    Round turned he, as not deigning
    Those craven ranks to see.     Macaulay.

    In early English deign was often used impersonally.

    Him deyneth not to set his foot to ground. Chaucer.













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