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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English, a shortening of despit, malice (see [[despite]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from Old French despit, contempt (compare [[despise]]).^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)^(Cresswell 2021) It corresponds to Middle Dutch spijt and Middle Low German spyt.^(Etymonline)
+ It is Middle English, a shortening of despit, malice (see [[despite]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[fro|despit]], contempt (compare [[despise]]).^(Hoad 1986)^(NODE 1998)^(Cresswell 2021) It corresponds to [[dum|spijt]] and [[gml|spyt]].^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==