Derthe, n. dearth, famine (personified), VIII a 324. [OE. dēorþu.] See Dere adj.
Deruely, adv. boldly, V 266. [ON. djarf-liga.] See Derffe.
Des, n. seat, throne, XVII 17. [OFr. deis; see N.E.D., s.v. Dais.]
Des-, Dis-avauntage, n. disadvantage, XIII b 35, 37. [OFr. desavantage.]
Deschaunt, n. descant, XI b 137 (note). [OFr. deschant.]
Desert, adj. uncultivated and desolate, IX 200; n. desert, uninhabited land, IX 179, XI b 24. [OFr. desert.]
Deserue(n), v. to deserve, VIII a 43, b 32; to earn, VIII a 211, b 43, 47. [OFr. deservir.] See Serue(n).
Desyre, n. desire, IV a 5, XI b 295. [OFr. desir.] See Dissiret.
Desplaid, pp. unfurled, II 294. [OFr. despleier.]
Desport, n. amusement, IX 276; do desport, play, make merry, XII a 174. [OFr. desport.]