deyen
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse deyja, from Proto-Germanic *dawjaną.
Verb[edit]
deyen
- to die (cease to be alive)
- 14th Century, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Knight's Tale
- That þou ne schuldest deyen of myn honde
- So that you should not die of my hand
- That þou ne schuldest deyen of myn honde
- 14th Century, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Knight's Tale
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “dīen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English dēagian.
Verb[edit]
deyen
Descendants[edit]
- English: dye
References[edit]
- “deien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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