Definition of "denay" in English

noun

1. (obsolete) denial; refusal

   • Forget not yet the gret aſſays the cruell wrong the ſkornfull ways the paynfull pacyence in denays […]

verb

1. (obsolete, transitive) To deny, refuse.

   • Preserve this babe, whose mother must denay / To nourish it, preserve this harmless child.