† misˈdain, v. Obs.
[See mis-1 9. But cf. misdeem.]
trans. To be mistrustful of. So misˈdainful a. dial., suspicious.
| 1558 Goodman How to Obey 201 Papistes..Of whom to be misdained or slandered, is in the eyes of the godly, no small commendation. 1879 [see misdeemful]. |