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Desave, Desaif, v. Also: dessave, des(s)awe; dessaif(f, desaive, dessayve; decawe, deceave, deceiwe. [ME. desave, des(s)ayve, decayve, variants of deseyve, deceyve, etc., OF. deceiv-, deceveir. Cf. Dissave v.] tr. To deceive, beguile, disappoint.(a) c1420 Wynt. iii. 218.
Wyth that Sampson wyst rycht wele He wes dessayvyde 1558-66 Knox II. 67.
That day, in the quhilk he desaivit the expectation of many (c1530-40 Stewart) Maitl. F. cxxviii. 43.
Ȝoung counsale that dois ȝow all desaiff a1578 Pitsc. I. 303/12.
The borderaris dessaiffit him 1582 Douglas Corr. 179.
It is ane haynous offens towardis God, … to desaif ony that giffis trust a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 1136.
I could, incase a count wer craivt, Schaw thousands, thousands thou desaivt 1614 Melrose P. 166.
How traitourously I haue bein oft desaiffit be that pestiferous clan(b) c1420 Wynt. ix. 2667.
Thir Lordis the mare sikkyrly Thocht to pas oure se forthi. Thai war dessavit nevyr-the-les c1460 Consail Wys Man 332.
Lat nocht lichtly of a lytill fa, For gret men was desauit swa 1490 Irland Mir. I. 44/22.
At we suld nocht molest nor desaue oure nychtbouris Ib. 45/2.
Defraudand or desauande thame 1533 Gau 47/5.
Thir ar Godis aune vordis, quhairfor thay ar trew and cane desawe na man 1531 Bell. Boece I. 140.
Wickit spreitis, dessaving the pepill with vane superstitioun 1558-66 Knox II. 91.
Gif ye luik of thame any uther fruit in tymeis cuming, … we ar assurit ye sall be desavit a1578 Pitsc. I. 146/5.
Wnderstanding this damesell dessawit in this matter Ib. 343/15.
Sayand to him that he wald do nothing bot desawe him a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 539.
Suppose they haue desauit some … . Thay get na credit quhair we come(c) 1558-66 Knox II. 194.
So remane thai continewallie deceaved 1562-3 Winȝet I. 76/21 n.
Ar we nocht commandit nocht to be deceawit? 1589 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 133.
For bringing of insufficient beir to the marcat … and thairby decawing the Kingis liegis c1650 Spalding I. 213.
For it is inost certane this crouner Gun deceavit Aboyne
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