Middle English Dictionary Entry
des- pref.
Entry Info
| Forms | des- pref. |
| Etymology | OF des-, later de- (from L dis-). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. dis-.
1.
In many words, such as desarmen, descrien, desdein, deshonour, desparagen, despisen, despit. The prefix des- is synonymous with dis-(q.v.) and is frequently replaced by it in ME, esp. during the later period.
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