▪ I. disjune, n. Chiefly Sc., arch.
(dɪsˈdʒuːn)
Forms: 5–7 disione, 6 desiune, disjoin, -joyn, dischone, 7 disjoon, 6–9 disjune, 9 disjeune.
[a. OF. desjun, -jeün (mod.F. dial. déjun), f. desjuner, -jeüner (mod.F. déjeûner) to break fast, breakfast, f. des-, dé- (de- I. 6) + jeûn:— L. jējūnus fasting.]
The first meal of the day; breakfast.
| 1491 St. Giles Charters (1859) p. xx, And than to pas to their disione. 1549 Compl. Scot. vi. 43 Eftir there disiune, tha began to talk of grit myrrynes. c 1565 Lindesay (Pitscottie) Chron. Scot. (1728) 140 That he might go to his bed the sooner, and have his disjoin ready by four hours. 1589 [see dejeune]. 1599 Nashe Lenten Stuffe in Harl. Misc. (1808–12) VI. 168 (D.) For a disjune or morning breakfast. 1600 in A. Bisset Ess. Hist. Truth v. (1871) 203 This deponer desired Maister Alexander to dischone with him. 1603 Philotus xx, And bid your page in haist prepair, For your disjone sum daintie fair. 1706 in Watson Collect. I. 54 I trow ye cry for your disjoon. 1816 Scott Old Mort. iii, King Charles, when he took his disjune at Tillietudlem. 1827 Tennant Papistry Storm'd 51 Tak' your disjeunes afore you gang! 1847 De Quincey Wks. (1863) XIII. 110. |
▪ II. † disˈjune, v. Sc. Obs.
[a. OF. desjuner: see prec. n.]
intr. To breakfast.
| 1536 Bellenden Cron. Scot. (1821) I. p. lv, Thay disjunit airly in the morning. |