\Deign\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deigned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Deigning}.] [OE. deinen, deignen, OF. degner, deigner,
daigner, F. daigner, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy, deign,
fr. dignus worthy; akin to decere to be fitting. See
{Decent}, and cf. {Dainty}, {Dignity}, {Condign}, {Disdain}.]
1. To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to
   disdain. [Obs.]
         I fear my Julia would not deign my lines. --Shak.
2. To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to
   vouchsafe; to allow; to grant.
         Nor would we deign him burial of his men. --Shak.

\Deign\, v. i.
To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - - followed by
an infinitive.
      O deign to visit our forsaken seats.     --Pope.
      Yet not Lord Cranstone deigned she greet. --Sir W.
                                               Scott.
      Round turned he, as not deigning Those craven ranks to
      see.                                     --Macaulay.
Note: In early English deign was often used impersonally.
            Him deyneth not to set his foot to ground.
                                               --Chaucer.