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▪ I. disjune, n. Chiefly Sc., arch.|dɪsˈdʒuːn| Forms: 5–7 disione, 6 desiune, disjoin, -joyn, dischone, 7 disjoon, 6–9 disjune, 9 disjeune. [a. OF. desjun, -jeün (mod.F. dial. déjun), f. desjuner, -jeüner (mod.F. déjeûner) to break fast, breakfast, f. des-, dé- (de- I. 6) + jeûn:— L. jējūnus fasting.] The first meal of the day; breakfast.
1491St. Giles Charters (1859) p. xx, And than to pas to their disione. 1549Compl. Scot. vi. 43 Eftir there disiune, tha began to talk of grit myrrynes. c1565Lindesay (Pitscottie) Chron. Scot. (1728) 140 That he might go to his bed the sooner, and have his disjoin ready by four hours. 1589[see dejeune]. 1599Nashe Lenten Stuffe in Harl. Misc. (1808–12) VI. 168 (D.) For a disjune or morning breakfast. 1600in A. Bisset Ess. Hist. Truth v. (1871) 203 This deponer desired Maister Alexander to dischone with him. 1603Philotus xx, And bid your page in haist prepair, For your disjone sum daintie fair. 1706in Watson Collect. I. 54 I trow ye cry for your disjoon. 1816Scott Old Mort. iii, King Charles, when he took his disjune at Tillietudlem. 1827Tennant Papistry Storm'd 51 Tak' your disjeunes afore you gang! 1847De Quincey Wks. (1863) XIII. 110. ▪ II. † disˈjune, v. Sc. Obs. [a. OF. desjuner: see prec. n.] intr. To breakfast.
1536Bellenden Cron. Scot. (1821) I. p. lv, Thay disjunit airly in the morning. |