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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Disese, Diseis, v. Also: dyses(e, dysses(s, dycess; dises, disses-, discese, -cess, dishes; des(s)ese, desase, de-, disease, dissase. [ME. disese (Chaucer), dissese, disesse, etc., OF. desaisier.]

1. tr. To deprive of ease; to distress, trouble, molest. a1400 Leg. S. xxi. 42.
Scho had sene a sycht That hyre disesit al that nycht Ib. xxix. 513.
Quhar he had frendis thre, I haf fais to disese me c1420 Wynt. v. 3560.
All Crystyne men he thoucht … Tyll have dysesyt [C. dyssesit, W. discess] grettumly Ib. 5380; etc.
A dragowne Dysesyd [C. desesit] all that regyown 1560 Rolland Seven S. 10045.
Schaw furth ȝour minde gif it ȝow pleis, For ȝe sall say nathing sall me diseis a1568 Scott xi. 19.
Do nevir the deid that ma diseis thame 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 254.
Leath we are to disease or hurt your persone in ony wayisrefl. a1400 Leg. S. xii. 165.
Master, thare-for dycess thé nocht Ib. xxxii. 279.
Frend, disese thé nocht

b. In p.p. Distressed, troubled. a1400 Leg. S. iii. 636.
I am mar discesit now Of thi lestand dampnacione Thane of myn awne schort passione 1456 Hay I. 52/19.
Wele aucht thai … have thair hertis dolorous and disesit a1500 Doug. K. Hart 628.
This is ane villaneis caus, Gif I suld be the caus ȝe ar disesit 1567 G. Ball. 101.
Quhen vther men ar trublit and disesit, With all pastyme full plesandlie thay ar easit

2. In p.p. Physically disordered or ailing. 1570 Leslie 201.
Having hir husband lying deseased in danger of his lif 1579 Black Bk. Taymouth 147.
Gyf a man be dissasyt be drynkyng of vyne owyr nyght 1593 Conv. Burghs I. 417.
Iohnne Guthre … being now seik and diseasit 1597 Fam. Seton 214.
Sche is desasit with ane catharre 1602 Dundonald Par. Rec. 15.
Scho haifand ane seik kow and disesit c1650 Spalding I. 226.
Doctor Barron, fynding him self havellie diseasit, send for his wyf, … bot befoir scho cam he wes deid