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mis-

  • adverb
  • prefix
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Grammar
mis-, mist-líce; adv.
Wright's OE grammar
§577; §652;
diversely, variously, in different ways
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  • Godwine his geféran mislíce ofslóh

    Godwine killed his companions in different ways,

    • Chr. 1036
      • ;
    • Erl. 164, 33
      • ;
    • Alf. Tod. 2: Exon. 107 b
      • ;
    • Th. 411, 13
      • ;
    • Rä. 29, 12.

  • Hí his mistlíce (Cott. MS. mislice) willnigen,

    • Bt. 36, 3
      • ;
    • Fox 176, 26.
in an irregular manner (v. mis-líc, II.)
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  • Eádwine eorl and Morkere eorl hlupon út and mislíce férdon (

    went wandering about

    )

    on wuda and on feldon óþ ðæt Eádwine wearþ ofslægen fram his ágenum mannum,

    • Chr. 1072
      • ;
    • Erl. 210, 26.
Etymology
[
Cf. Laym. 6270: fulle seouen ȝere heo misliche foren (wandered about).
]
Entry information
Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “mis-.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/22971.

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