† digneadj.

Forms: Also α. Middle English dingne, dyngne, Middle English dign, dynge, Middle English–1500s dygne, 1500s Scottish ding, dyng. β. Middle English deyn(e.

Etymology: Middle English digne , < French digne (11th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), early < Latin dignus worthy. The form deyn might represent an Old French *dein , inherited form of dignus : but compare dain adj.

Obsolete.

1. Of high worth or desert; worthy, honourable, excellent (in nature, station, or estimation; cf. dignity n. 1, 2).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [adjective]

faireOE

wortheOE

worthlyeOE

worthfulOE

menskful?c1225

toldc1275

digne1297

of price?a1300

worshiply1340

worthya1350

menska1375

thriftyc1374

worshipfula1375

worthilya1375

honesta1382

honourablec1384

unshamedc1384

sada1387

of reputationc1390

well-nameda1393

reverent1398

worthy (worshipful, wise) in wanea1400

celebrable?c1400

honouredc1400

worshipablec1425

substantialc1449

undefameda1450

unreviled?1457

honorousa1500

reputed?1532

well-thought-ona1533

well-spoken1539

credible1543

undespised?1548

imitable1550

famous1555

undistained1565

undefame1578

untarred1579

well-reputed1583

unsoiledc1592

dishonourless1595

well-deemed1595

nameworthy1598

regardful1600

indisgraced1606

credenta1616

undishonoureda1616

unscandalized1618

unscandalous1618

unslandered1622

untainted1627

dignousa1636

undisparaged1636

considerable1641

unbranded1641

glorifiable1651

reputable1671

unsullied1743

unstigmatized1778

undisgraced1812

unstained1863

well-thought-of1865

uncompromised1882

scandal-proof1904

cred1987

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 132 Þe digne sege ywys..þat at London now ys.

1340 Ayenbite (1866) 109 Þe þri uerste benes of þe pater noster..byeth þe heȝeste and þe dingneste.

a1400–50 Alexander 882 Darius þe deyne [Dubl. MS. digne] Empereure.

a1400–50 Alexander 1958 I, sir Dari, þe deyne [Dubl. MS. digne] and derfe Emperoure.

c1440 York Myst. xxviii. 1 Beholde my discipulis þat deyne is and dere.

a1450 Knt. de la Tour ii. 5 It is an higher and more digne thinge forto praise and thanke God.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xiii. ix. 67 Of conquerouris and soueran pryncis dyng [rhyme kyng].

1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 367 With diamontis ding, and margretis mony one.

1578 Psalm cvi, in J. G. Dalyell Scotish Poems 16th Cent. (1801) II. 107 Declair..Thy nobill actes and digne remembrance.

2. Worthy, deserving. Const. of (to), or infinitive.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adjective] > deserving (good or ill)

wurtheeOE

worthc1175

wrightfula1325

worthy1340

dignec1386

condigna1513

meritorious1561

meriting1605

c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋715 Hem þat ȝeuen chirches to hem þat ben not digne.

c1390 (?c1350) Joseph of Arimathie (1871) l. 252 Cum þou hider, Iosaphe for þou art Iugget clene, And art digne þer-to.

c1430 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1544) iv. ix. 106 a To write also hys triumphes digne of glorye.

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xxix. 583 Ye be full digne to resceyve the ordre of chiualrie.

a1555 D. Lindsay Tragedie in Dialog Experience & Courteour (1559) sig. Sii^v In France..I did Actis ding, of Remembrance.

1643 W. Prynne Opening Great Seale 6 The state of the Church is come unto this, that she is not digne to be governed But of ill Bishops.

3. Befitting, becoming, appropriate, fit. Const. to, unto, of, for.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitting or proper

methelyeOE

ylikeeOE

fairOE

i-meteOE

rightOE

becomelyc1175

proper?c1225

featc1325

conablea1340

rightful1340

worthyc1350

pursuanda1375

covenable1382

dignec1385

convenablec1386

thriftyc1386

sittingc1390

comenablea1400

gainlya1400

meeta1400

wortha1400

convenientc1400

meetlya1425

suinga1425

fitc1440

tallc1440

worthyc1450

good1477

dueful?a1527

beseeminga1530

fitting1535

straighta1538

decent1539

answerable1542

becoming1565

condecent1575

becomed1599

respective1605

befittinga1612

comely1617

decorous1664

shape-like1672

beseemly1737

farrantly?1748

fitly1840

in order1850

c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Lucretia. 1738 Hyre cuntinaunce is to here herte digne.

c1386 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 680 O Domegyld, I haue non englisch digne Vnto þy malice and þy tyrannye.

c1420 Pallad. on Husb. xi. 7 Lande lene, or fatte, or drie, is for it digne.

?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) iii. liv Gyue dygne & moost large graces to the hye goodnes of god.

1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Kij All the worlde..offreth me..farre dearer and more digne sacrifices, than theirs are.

4. Having a great opinion of one's own worth; proud, haughty, disdainful; esp. in as digne as ditch-water (cf. ‘stinking with pride’), as digne as the devil. Cf. dain adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective]

overmoodeOE

highlyOE

overmoodOE

overmoodyOE

orgelc1175

dangerous?c1225

orgula1275

orgulousc1275

fiercec1290

hautain1297

highfulc1325

squeamousc1325

deignousc1330

digne1340

disdainousc1374

sirlya1375

lordlyc1390

high-hearteda1398

haught1430

haut1430

coppedc1449

excellentc1450

fastidious?a1475

loftyc1485

dain?1507

hichty1513

stiff-necked1526

supercilious1528

haughty1530

taunt?a1534

disdainfula1542

high in the instep1555

skeighc1560

queen-like?1571

surlyc1572

stately1579

coy1581

paughtya1586

steya1586

disdained1598

dortya1605

lordlike1605

overly1606

magnatical1608

stiff1608

surly-borne1609

high-sighted1610

lofty-minded1611

sublimed1611

patronizing1619

lording1629

sublimated1634

cavaliering1642

uncondescending1660

nose-in-the-air1673

sidy1673

fastuose1674

uncondescensive1681

condescending1707

stiff-rumped1728

fastidiose1730

cavalier1751

ogertful1754

pawky1809

supercilian1825

splendid1833

touch-me-not1852

pincé1858

high-stepping1867

eyeglassy1871

sniffy1871

cavalierly1876

snifty1889

Olympian1900

ritzy1920

mugwumpish1923

blasé1930

stiff-arsed1937

nose-high1939

1340–70 Alisaunder 313 Þe menne of þat marche..were so ding of þeir deede, dedain þat they had þat any gome under God gouern hem sholde.

c1394 P. Pl. Crede 355 For wiþ þe princes of pride þe prechours dwellen; þei ben digne as þe devel þat droppeþ fro heuene.

c1394 P. Pl. Crede 375 Þer is more pryue pride in prechours hertes þan þer lefte in Lucyfer er he were lowe fallen; þey ben digne as dich water.

c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 44 She was as digne [Harl. Lansd. deyne] And water in a dich as ful of hoker and of bismare.

c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 519 He [sc. the parson] was noght to synful men despitous Ne of his speche daungerous ne digne.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	digne
释义	† digneadj. Forms: Also α. Middle English dingne, dyngne, Middle English dign, dynge, Middle English–1500s dygne, 1500s Scottish ding, dyng. β. Middle English deyn(e. Etymology: Middle English digne , < French digne (11th cent. in Hatzfeld & Darmesteter), early < Latin dignus worthy. The form deyn might represent an Old French dein , inherited form of dignus* : but compare dain adj. Obsolete. 1. Of high worth or desert; worthy, honourable, excellent (in nature, station, or estimation; cf. dignity n. 1, 2). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [adjective] faireOE wortheOE worthlyeOE worthfulOE menskful?c1225 toldc1275 digne1297 of price?a1300 worshiply1340 worthya1350 menska1375 thriftyc1374 worshipfula1375 worthilya1375 honesta1382 honourablec1384 unshamedc1384 sada1387 of reputationc1390 well-nameda1393 reverent1398 worthy (worshipful, wise) in wanea1400 celebrable?c1400 honouredc1400 worshipablec1425 substantialc1449 undefameda1450 unreviled?1457 honorousa1500 reputed?1532 well-thought-ona1533 well-spoken1539 credible1543 undespised?1548 imitable1550 famous1555 undistained1565 undefame1578 untarred1579 well-reputed1583 unsoiledc1592 dishonourless1595 well-deemed1595 nameworthy1598 regardful1600 indisgraced1606 credenta1616 undishonoureda1616 unscandalized1618 unscandalous1618 unslandered1622 untainted1627 dignousa1636 undisparaged1636 considerable1641 unbranded1641 glorifiable1651 reputable1671 unsullied1743 unstigmatized1778 undisgraced1812 unstained1863 well-thought-of1865 uncompromised1882 scandal-proof1904 cred1987 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (1724) 132 Þe digne sege ywys..þat at London now ys. 1340 Ayenbite (1866) 109 Þe þri uerste benes of þe pater noster..byeth þe heȝeste and þe dingneste. a1400–50 Alexander 882 Darius þe deyne [Dubl. MS. digne] Empereure. a1400–50 Alexander 1958 I, sir Dari, þe deyne [Dubl. MS. digne] and derfe Emperoure. c1440 York Myst. xxviii. 1 Beholde my discipulis þat deyne is and dere. a1450 Knt. de la Tour ii. 5 It is an higher and more digne thinge forto praise and thanke God. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xiii. ix. 67 Of conquerouris and soueran pryncis dyng [rhyme kyng]. 1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 367 With diamontis ding, and margretis mony one. 1578 Psalm cvi, in J. G. Dalyell Scotish Poems 16th Cent. (1801) II. 107 Declair..Thy nobill actes and digne remembrance. 2. Worthy, deserving. Const. of (to), or infinitive. ΘΚΠ society > morality > dueness or propriety > [adjective] > deserving (good or ill) wurtheeOE worthc1175 wrightfula1325 worthy1340 dignec1386 condigna1513 meritorious1561 meriting1605 c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋715 Hem þat ȝeuen chirches to hem þat ben not digne. c1390 (?c1350) Joseph of Arimathie (1871) l. 252 Cum þou hider, Iosaphe for þou art Iugget clene, And art digne þer-to. c1430 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1544) iv. ix. 106 a To write also hys triumphes digne of glorye. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xxix. 583 Ye be full digne to resceyve the ordre of chiualrie. a1555 D. Lindsay Tragedie in Dialog Experience & Courteour (1559) sig. Sii^v In France..I did Actis ding, of Remembrance. 1643 W. Prynne Opening Great Seale 6 The state of the Church is come unto this, that she is not digne to be governed But of ill Bishops. 3. Befitting, becoming, appropriate, fit. Const. to, unto, of, for. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > fitting or proper methelyeOE ylikeeOE fairOE i-meteOE rightOE becomelyc1175 proper?c1225 featc1325 conablea1340 rightful1340 worthyc1350 pursuanda1375 covenable1382 dignec1385 convenablec1386 thriftyc1386 sittingc1390 comenablea1400 gainlya1400 meeta1400 wortha1400 convenientc1400 meetlya1425 suinga1425 fitc1440 tallc1440 worthyc1450 good1477 dueful?a1527 beseeminga1530 fitting1535 straighta1538 decent1539 answerable1542 becoming1565 condecent1575 becomed1599 respective1605 befittinga1612 comely1617 decorous1664 shape-like1672 beseemly1737 farrantly?1748 fitly1840 in order1850 c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women Lucretia. 1738 Hyre cuntinaunce is to here herte digne. c1386 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 680 O Domegyld, I haue non englisch digne Vnto þy malice and þy tyrannye. c1420 Pallad. on Husb. xi. 7 Lande lene, or fatte, or drie, is for it digne. ?1504 W. Atkinson tr. Thomas à Kempis Ful Treat. Imytacyon Cryste (Pynson) iii. liv Gyue dygne & moost large graces to the hye goodnes of god. 1549 T. Chaloner tr. Erasmus Praise of Folie sig. Kij All the worlde..offreth me..farre dearer and more digne sacrifices, than theirs are. 4. Having a great opinion of one's own worth; proud, haughty, disdainful; esp. in as digne as ditch-water (cf. ‘stinking with pride’), as digne as the devil. Cf. dain adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective] overmoodeOE highlyOE overmoodOE overmoodyOE orgelc1175 dangerous?c1225 orgula1275 orgulousc1275 fiercec1290 hautain1297 highfulc1325 squeamousc1325 deignousc1330 digne1340 disdainousc1374 sirlya1375 lordlyc1390 high-hearteda1398 haught1430 haut1430 coppedc1449 excellentc1450 fastidious?a1475 loftyc1485 dain?1507 hichty1513 stiff-necked1526 supercilious1528 haughty1530 taunt?a1534 disdainfula1542 high in the instep1555 skeighc1560 queen-like?1571 surlyc1572 stately1579 coy1581 paughtya1586 steya1586 disdained1598 dortya1605 lordlike1605 overly1606 magnatical1608 stiff1608 surly-borne1609 high-sighted1610 lofty-minded1611 sublimed1611 patronizing1619 lording1629 sublimated1634 cavaliering1642 uncondescending1660 nose-in-the-air1673 sidy1673 fastuose1674 uncondescensive1681 condescending1707 stiff-rumped1728 fastidiose1730 cavalier1751 ogertful1754 pawky1809 supercilian1825 splendid1833 touch-me-not1852 pincé1858 high-stepping1867 eyeglassy1871 sniffy1871 cavalierly1876 snifty1889 Olympian1900 ritzy1920 mugwumpish1923 blasé1930 stiff-arsed1937 nose-high1939 1340–70 Alisaunder 313 Þe menne of þat marche..were so ding of þeir deede, dedain þat they had þat any gome under God gouern hem sholde. c1394 P. Pl. Crede 355 For wiþ þe princes of pride þe prechours dwellen; þei ben digne as þe devel þat droppeþ fro heuene. c1394 P. Pl. Crede 375 Þer is more pryue pride in prechours hertes þan þer lefte in Lucyfer er he were lowe fallen; þey ben digne as dich water. c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Reeve's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 44 She was as digne [Harl. Lansd. deyne] And water in a dich as ful of hoker and of bismare. c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 519 He [sc. the parson] was noght to synful men despitous Ne of his speche daungerous ne digne. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1297
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