To make dignified or worthy; to deem; an archaic or obsolete verb with roots in Old English.
From Old English 'dægnan' or related to 'dain' meaning to judge or consider worthy. Extremely rare in modern English, surviving mainly in historical texts and scholarly works.
The verb 'dain' is so archaic it barely exists in English anymore, but discovering it is like finding a linguistic fossil that proves humans once described worth and dignity as something you could actively grant someone.
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