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

by A. L. Mayhew; Walter W. Skeat

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

[ 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].

Deide; see [Deyen].