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Disjone, Disjune, n. Also: disjion(e, disjohn(n)e; disjwne; disjoun(e, -joon(e, disgeoun, desgown; disjoyn(e, desjoyne, disjoin; dischejone, dis(c)hone. [OF. desjeun, -jun (Fr. dial. déjun), f. Disjone,v.¹] The first meal of the day, breakfast.(a) 1491 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 61.
The said maister and his seruandis … to continew besylie into thair lawbour quhill viij houris thairafter, and than to pas to thiair disione c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxix. 17.
Quhen men that hes purssis in tone Passis to drynk or to disione Than mon I … say that I will fast quhill none 1529 Stirling B. Rec. I. 35.
The said Jhon haiffand ilk werk day ane half hour afor nyne houris … to his disjone 1545 Treas. Acc. VIII. 428.
For his Gracis disione and horse corne in Falkirk 1562–3 Ib. XI. 251.
For expensis maid be the said lord Robert Stewart withtin his hous in disionis, dennaris, supparis, and collationis a1568 Scott ii. 83.
They raikit baith to rest, Thame to refres with thair disione a1578 Pitsc. I. 116/22.
The king past to his disjohne and the bischope to his oriture 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. 55 b.
It var alyk to eit that breid before disione as efter 1603 Philotus xx.
Bid ȝour page in haist prepair, For ȝour disione sum daintie fair 1601 Conv. Burghs II. 531.
Sex li. four s. deburset for disione and drynk to commissioners(b) 1536 Reg. Episc. Brechin II. 318.
To … wirk quhill aucht houris befor none, and thane to haf ane half hour to his disiune 1549 Compl. 43/5.
Eftir there disiune, tha began to talk of grit myrrynes 1552–3 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 101.
Gevin … to Thomas Cok … to be his disjune allanerlie vj s. dayle a1568 Bann. MS. 120 b/38.
Than in the mornyng vp scho gatt, And on hir hairt laid hir disiwne 1581 Bann. Memor. 329.
He eat his disjune with great chearfulnes 1587 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. MS. 284.
For aucht menis disiwnis that maid the skalfating in the stepill 1595 St. A. Kirk S. 808.
That na topperis of wyne nor aill prepair ony disjunnis [on Sunday] 1638 Baillie I. 82.
A fifth part of them were able to make a disjune of all the Gordouns when at their best(c) 1554 Peebles B. Rec. 410.
To Besse Baird for ane desgown in Sir Johne Allane chalmer 1556–7 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 203.
For the assissoris disioun at the awysing of the processes 1563–4 Ib. II. 193.
Send ane servand to Ravelstoun to waill twa lang stanis, and givin him to his disioune a1578 Pitsc. II. 77/27.
Quhene the captane requyrit … gif he wald tak ane pairt of the disgeoun 1583 Lennox Mun. 453.
To be placit … at the end of his awin table, … and to haue disioun and collatioun in his hienes hous 1608 Mun. Univ. Glasg. III. 520.
On fische dayis … at disjoone ane eg 1620 Grant Chart. 322.
For the disioone at the kirk of Tullanessall(d) 1583 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 304.
To pay to Iokandrow the disioynis of the counsale avanceit be him 1593–4 Misc. Spald. C. V. 57.
For the bischoppis denner, supper, and desjoyne Ib.
Debursit for the disjoyne 1598 Rep. Milne Home MSS. 68.
His Majestie after disjoyne pairtit fra Halyrudhous 1602 Misc. Maitl. C. III. 47.
The fyve maisteris sall haue to thair disioyne ane quhyte breid … in a sowpe [etc.] 1625 Peebles B. Rec. 413.
That morning in ane hows at the bak of the Lwikinbuithis at our disioyne(e) 1555–6 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 175.
For ane discheione in Archibald Pennicukis hous in Leyth at the halding of ane curt 1556–7 Ib. 208.
The provest and certaine honest men … for thair dishone 1591 Thanes of Cawdor 203.
For your dischone, … biff, mowtoun, soddin and rostit keponis