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disner1 (c.1150)

The form deigner2 is a cross reference to the following entry:

disner1 (c.1150)

deigner,  deiner;  digner,  dignier;  diner,  dingner;  disgner  (dener  Anc Test (E) 361 denyr  Anon Chr1 26.19)  
  FEW:  disjejunare 3,94b Gdf:  disner 2,722b GdfC:  disner 1 9,391a / disner 2 9,391b TL: disner 2,1950 DEAF:  disner  DMF:  dîner 1  / dîner 2  TLF:  dîner 1  / dîner 2  OED:  dine v.  / dinner n.  MED:  dinen v. 2  DMLBS:  dinare 670b / dinarium 670b

v.trans.

to feed, give to eat
( MS: 1272-82 )  si il (=falcon) deit matin voler, ne ly dingnez pas devaunt le vol  Glan lex 72D

v.intrans.

to dine, have dinner
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  les clers vindrent, si dignerent. As tables erent ja asiz Et devant els le manger miz  S Nichol wace 1322
( c.1295-98 )  ky disner ou souper vodra face coverir table en sale  Westm Wenlok 243
to eat, have a meal
( s.xiiiin; MS: c.1300 )  venez diner ou mei  Boeve 829
( s.xiiim; MS: s.xiiim )  si docement dinastes (=J.C.) od set de vos desciples  HALES 217.12
disner de
to eat, make a meal of
( s.xiii4/4; MS: 1275-1325 )  Deu la (=a mouse) doynt la male vye, Kant ele denea de mun blé  Va Soryte 22

v.refl.

to break one’s fast, dine
( 1160-74; MS: s.xvii )  Puiz li proia assez que un petit menjast, Preist la charité, un petit se disnast, Mez li duc n’i vout prendre ne disner ne repast  Rom de Rou wace i 73.1745
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  e se dignout al deis lu rei tute sa vie  Liv Reis1 227
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiiex )  Quant al matin [se] fust digné, Sus cel n’ut home plus heité  Dermot2 3048
se disner de
to eat, make a meal (of)
( s.xii3/3; MS: s.xiiim )  [...] ne pain ne vin Dunt il se digne a cel matin  S Gile1 1248
( c.1230; MS: s.xiiim )  fruit ne puis trover Dunt adunc te puis disner  S Modw 4535.

sbst. inf.

1meal
( c.1150; MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Es vus a l'us un pelerin Qui ad le digner demandé El non de seinte charité  S Nichol wace 1327
( s.xii2; MS: s.xii3/3 )  uns angeles [...] cumandad que [...] un bel digner te aturnasse  Liv Reis1 143
dinner
( s.xiii1/3; MS: s.xiiim )  Ainz morreie certes de feim Que od vus venisse mes manger, Ne al digner ne a soper  Gui War 7098
( c.1295-98 )  voloms [...] qe disners e sopers es ofices soient par ly deffenduz  Westm Wenlok 243
breakfast
( 1415; MS: s.xv1/4 )  [...] Et de nostre dyner demayn a matyn  Man lang ANTS 74.1
2dinner-time
( c.1235; MS: c.1235 )  Feim ad e sei e freit au soir e au disner  S Aub 683
( 1354; MS: c.1360 )  Jeo vorroi ore qe cest nuyt feust ja passee, qe jeo feusse a disner si comme je serrai bien matyn  Sz Med1 20

See also:

desjeuner 
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