despisalt (despizal)

[ No man is so mean but he is sensible of despisal , and may find means to shew his resentment. Bp . Patrick , On Prov. xi. 12. despise (des-piz'), v. t.; pret. and pp. despised, ppr. despising. [ Yf any Brother of the fforsayd ffraternyte and crafte dy py e anoder, callenge hym knaffe, or horson, or deffe, or any yoder mysname, he schall pay, at the ffyrst def English Gilds (E. E. T. S.), p. 315. Prov. i. 7. faute, xij. d. Fools despise wisdom and instruction. Men have despised to be conversant in ordinary and common matters. Bacon , Advancement of Learning, ii. 261. Till it [the fire] had gained so considerable a force that it despised all the resistance [which] could be made by the strength of the buildings which stood in its way. Stilling fleet , Sermons, I. i. The Oriental Christians, who have been despised for centuries, are, with some few exceptions, despicable enough. B. Taylor , Lands of the Saracen, p. 104. Hence-2t. To reject; throw away. In bareine lande to sette or foster vynes Dispiseth alle the labour and expence. Palladius , Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 7. 3t. To look upon; contemplate. (A forced and doubtful use.] Thy God requireth thee here the fulfilling of all his precepts, if thou despisest to live with him for ever. Bacon . =Syn. 1. Contemn , Disdain , etc. See scorn.