Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deraign

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-raign
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To prove or refute, especially through combat.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To engage in battle or combat.

Obsolete

verb

To determine or decide by combat; to fight out.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

verb

To ready or prepare for combat.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Therewith they gan to hurtlen greedily, / Redoubted battaile ready to darrayne, / And clash their shields, and shake their swords on hy [...]."
"Now everything I had or sought, I've lost; / Upon a glimpse, I am disparadised. / So: go defiant to the nether world, / And darreign^([sic]) Lucifer's dread minions to / Worse torment than thou wouldst do thyself."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English dereynen, from Old French deraisnier (“to explain, defend, to maintain in legal action by proof and reasonings”), from Late Latin derationare (“to discourse, contend in law”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: dereynen, deraisnier, derationare

Usage

Inflected Forms

deraigns (present, singular) deraigning (participle, present) deraigned (participle, past) deraigned (past) darraign (alternative) darraigne (alternative) darrain (alternative) darraine (alternative) darrayn (alternative) darrayne (alternative) derain (alternative) dereine (alternative)

Questions

What does deraign mean?: To prove or refute, especially through combat.
Where does deraign come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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