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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Derisioun, n. Also: derision(e, -rysioun, -riesioun, -ressioun; diris(s)ioun, -rysioun. [Late ME. derision (c 1477), dyrisione, etc., OF. derision, L. dērīsio.] Derision, scorn.(a) a1500 Henr. Orph. 14.
A monster … Had in despyte and foul derision
c1475 Wall. viii. 646.
It were but derysioun To croun him king but woice off the parlyment
1494 Acta Conc. 376/2.
The contemptioun and derisioun done to our souerane lord in the pretendit … restoring of certane oxin and hors to the saidis tennentis
1533 Bell. Livy II. 125/18.
The army sang rude ballatis in his grete derisioun
1549 Compl. 169/18.
Democrites … vald laucht and scorn vs be grit derisione
1571 Lanark B. Rec. 55.
The said George … defyit me … and thairefter moket me with deressioun
a1578 Pitsc. I. 103/14.
To his hie deriesioun, skorne, skaith and schame
1609 Hume 181/597.
Thairfor civill men haif your assembleis ower justlie in derisioun and contempt
(b) a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 964.
Thai … Sylit his eyne as fule in dirisioun
c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2473.
Spekand, in maner of dirysioun
Ib. 3898.
In maner of dirisioun, Thay plett for hym ane creuell croun
a1570-86 Maitland Maitl. F. xcvii. 67.
For oure folichnes thai hald Oure doingis in dirisioun
a1578 Pitsc. I. 33/11.
Quhair be his onfreindis had gret occatioun to haue him in dirissioun

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