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▪ I. † disˈpair, v.1 Obs. [f. dis- 6 + pair v.] trans. To undo the pairing of, separate from being a pair.
1598Sylvester Du Bartas ii. ii. iii. Colonies 41 The grissell Turtles (seldome seen alone) Dis-payer'd and parted, wander one by one. c1611Beaum. & Fl. Triumph of Love vii, I have..dispaired two doves, Made 'em sit mourning. 1748Richardson Clarissa (1811) IV. x. 60 Engagements where the minds are unpaired—dispaired in my case, may I say. ▪ II. † dispair(e, v.2 Obs. [var. of depair, a. OF. despeirer, depeirer to spoil. Cf. also dispayre n.] intr. To spoil, become injured, ‘go bad’.
1573Tusser Husb. lvii. (1878) 136 Kell dried [hops] will abide foule weather or faire, where drieng and lieng in loft doo dispaire. ▪ III. dispair(e obs. form of despair. |