A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

[ Damage], sb. damage, loss, Prompt., MD; domage, S3.—AF. damage (also OF. damage); Late Lat. *damnaticum, from Lat. damnum.

[ Dame], sb. dame, lady, dam, S, C3, MD; dam, MD.—AF. dame; Lat. domina.

[ Damesele], sb. damsel, S, W2, MD; damoysele, C.—AF. damoysele; Late Lat. domicella, for *dominicella; see Constans.

[ Dan], sb. a title of respect placed before personal names, MD, C2, CM; danz, MD; daun, MD, CM; dene, S3.—OF. danz, dans; Lat. dominus; in oblique case OF. dam; Lat. dominum, see Bartsch and Roland.

[ Dang], pt. s. beat, S3; see [Dyngen].

[ Dar], 1 pr. s. I dare, MD; dear, MD; der, MD; darst, 2 pr. s., S, C3; dærst, MD; derst, MD; dar, pr. s., MD, C2, C3, P; durren, pl., MD; duren, S; doren, W; durre, pr. subj. s., MD; pl., S; durste, pt. subj. s., S; durst, MD, P; durste, pl., S; dorste, S, S2, C2; dorst, S2, P; durren, v., MD.—AS. dear, I dare, 2 pr. s. dearst, pl. durron, subj. durre, pt. s. dorste.

[ Dare], adj. dark, S; see [Derk].

[ Darked], pt. s. lay hid, S; see [Derken].

[ Darklyng], adv. in the dark, S3, Sh.

[ Dasewen], v. to be dim, MD; daswen, C3; dasewide, pt. s., W2.—Cp. E. daze.