destaindre

Middle French

Etymology

Old French destaindre.

Verb

destaindre

to put out; to extinguish (a fire, etc.)

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (desteindre)

Old French

Etymology

des- +‎ taindre.

Verb

destaindre

to bleach (to remove the color from)

Descendants

English: destain (borrowed)
French: déteindre

References

Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (desteindre, supplement)

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