† dinesn.
Obsolete.
by God's dines, by God's dignity or honour: cf. dainty n. 8.
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the mind > language > malediction > oaths > [interjection] > religious oaths (referring to God) > God's dignity or honour
by God's dignityc1405
dainty1564
God's dainty1564
by God's dines1599
'Sdeynes1616
1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. H Giue me good words, or by Gods dines Ile buckle yee, for all your bird-spit.
1599 H. Porter Pleasant Hist. Two Angrie Women of Abington sig. I3v Ile fight with the next man I meet..by gods dines.
1605 Hist. Tryall Cheualry sig. C Gods dynes, I am an Onyon, if I had not rather [etc.].
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