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Disparit, Dispairit, p.p. Also: dyspa(y)ryd, -id, disparyd(e, -yt, -ed; dispaird. [ME. dispayred (14th c.), -peirid, etc., variants of despeyred, f. despeyre, dispayre, Dispare v.¹] Deprived or devoid of hope; despairing; in a state of despair or desperation.(a) 1375 Barb. iii. 195.
Fra a man disparyt be, Then wtraly wencusyt is he Ib. iv. 99. a1400 Leg. S. xxvi. 752.
Nere he In poynt wes disparyt to be c1420 Wynt. iv. 1558.
Than were the Romanys sa wa, And for this cas disparyd swa, That [etc.] Ib. 1587. ?1438 Alex. ii. 9678.
The flearis all disparit ware 1513 Doug. xii. Prol. 207.
Sum leuis in hoip, and sum aluterly Disparit is 1531 Bell. Boece I. 50.
The commonis war sa disparit … that thay traistit nocht [etc.] a1540 Freiris Berw. 433.
Ay disparit in hart was scho That he had witt [etc.] c1552 Lynd. Mon. 3171.
As man the quhilk disparit bene He rudely ran vpone the quene a1585 Maitl. Q. lxxxviii. 6.
So baneist men, thocht princes raige, & prisoners be not disparit(b) 1529 Lynd. Complaynt 67.
Bot now I am na mair dispaird, Bot I sall get princely rewaird c1550 Id. Meldrum 1285.
Like ane man that was dispairit, His wapoun sa on thame he wairit 1560 Rolland Seven S. 9216.
Sen … I feill ȝow dispairit in ane part a1578 Pitsc. I. 263/19.
Sieand the king so oft dispairit for lak of wictuallis a1605 Montg. Misc. P. viii. 10.
Thou hes no hope, and I am clene dispaird

b. Const. of or with infin.(1) c1420 Wynt. i. 184.
Cowardly to tak hys dede, Disparyde of all gud remede Ib. iii. 426.
All thus dyspayrid off remede 1456 Hay I. 16/35.
Heretikis … quhilkis ar dispairit of the faith of God c1450 Cr. Deyng 97.
Sua suld na man be dysparyt of Godys mercy a1500 Seven S. 2620.
Sa vgsum me think thair cry, That of my lyf disparit am I 1531 Bell. Boece I. 69.
Ewin … was sa disparit of his heill, that he resignit the crown 1549 Compl. 13/3.
Ane desolat prince, distitute of remeide, ande disparit of consolatione a1570-86 Maitl. F. xviii. 10.
Off mannis help we ar all disparit [Q. dispairit] a1578 Pitsc. I. 117/10.
Dispaird … of ony victorie to fall to him countrair his enemyeis 1605 Rep. Elphinstone Mun. 34.
The complenaris being dispairit of his obedyence(2) a1400 Leg. S. ii. 498.
Na mane for grewous syne Sal disparit be pardone to wyne Ib. xxix. 429.
He wes al wtrely disparyt til helpe hym a1578 Pitsc. I. 80/18.
Because that the earle … was despairitt to haue procreat … ony childerin