mis-wissian
to mis-direct
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to mis-direct Gif mæssepreóst folc miswissige æt freólse and æt fæstene, gylde xxx sciłł. mid Englum, L. E. G. 3; Th. i. 168, 8
mis-lǽdan
to mislead ⬩ lead astray
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to mislead, lead astray Gif hé láre ne can, ne hé leornian nele, ac mislǽt his hýrmen and hine silfne forþ mid, L. Ælfc. P. 46; Th. ii. 384, 22
mis-híran
to pay no attention to a person speaking ⬩ to disobey
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Mid ðám murcnerum ðe Gode mishýrdon, 21, 5. Mancynn Gode mishýrde, Wulfst. 104, 23. Mishýrdan, 13, 13. Úre bisceopas ðe wé nǽfre mishýran ne scylon on nán ðara þinga ðe hí ús tǽcaþ, L. Edg. S. 1; Th. i. 272, 19
mis-rǽdan
to counsel amiss ⬩ give bad advice
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to counsel amiss, give bad advice Gif geférrǽden ðæne rǽd on gemǽnum geþeahte misrédaþ (-rǽdaþ) and feáwa witena ðæs geféres ða þeaife wíslícor tócnáwaþ stande ðara rǽd ðe mid Godes ege and wísdóme ða þearfe geceósaþ if the society in a general council
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mis-begán
to cultivate badly ⬩ waste ⬩ disfigure
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to cultivate badly, waste, disfigure Misbegáas onsióne hiora exterminant facies suas (cf. unrótlíce dóþ exterminant, Wrt. Voc. ii. 30, 64), Mt. Kmbl. Lind. 6, 16
mis-beódan
To do wrong to ⬩ to offend ⬩ abuse ⬩ ill-use
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To do wrong to, to offend, abuse, ill-use Hé misbeád his munecan on fela þingan he ill-used his monks in many things, Chr. 1083; Erl. 217, 3. Ðé læs ǽnig man óðrum misbeóde lest any do wrong to other, L. I. P. 7; Th. ii. 312, 22: Chart. Th. 320, 13:
mis-boren
mis-born ⬩ mis-shapen at birth ⬩ abortive ⬩ degenerate
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mis-born, mis-shapen at birth, abortive Gif cild misboren sý, Herb. 115, 3; Lchdm. i. 228, 10. (Cf. H. M. 33, 34: ȝif hit (the child) is mis-born, as hit ilome limpeð.) degenerate Misboren degener, Germ. 393, 130
mis-bregdan
to remove ⬩ draw aside
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to remove, draw aside(?) Misbroden [ic eom?] disto i. differo, Wrt. Voc. ii. 141, 50
mis-byrdo
Imperfect nature or quality
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Imperfect nature or quality Be wambe missenlícre gecyndo oððe ðære misbyrdo, L. M. 2, 27; Lchdm, ii. 220, 14. Sió wamb sió ðe biþ cealdre gecyndo oððe misbyrdo, 222, 3
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mis-dón
to act wrongly ⬩ offend ⬩ transgress
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to act wrongly, offend, transgress Gif hit geweorðeþ ðæt man unwilles ǽnig þing misdéþ, ná biþ ðæt ná gelíc ðam ðe sylfwilles misdéþ, and eác se ðe nýdwyrhta biþ ðæs ðe hé misdéþ, L. Eth. vi. 52; Th. i. 328, 21: L. Edg. C. 4; Th. ii. 262, 6. Se ðe misðóeþ
mis-endebyrdan
to arrange improperly ⬩ put in wrong order
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to arrange improperly, put in wrong order Gif preóst misendebirde ciriclíce geárþénunga, L. N. P. L. 38; Th. ii. 296, 7
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mis-fadian
to misconduct ⬩ order wrongly
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to misconduct, order wrongly Gif hé his líf misfadige if he do not order his life aright, L. Eth. ix. 29; Th. i. 346, 20. Gif preóst ordál misfadige, L. N. P. L. 39; Th. ii. 296, 9
mis-faran
to go astray ⬩ to err ⬩ transgress ⬩ to fare badly ⬩ have ill success
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to go astray, to err, transgress Oft for ðæs láreówes unwísdóm misfaraþ ða hiéremenn per pastorum ignorantiam hi, qui sequuntur, offendant, Past. 1, 4; Swt. 29, 4. Ðæt men for nytennysse misfaran ne sceolon, Homl. Th. ii. 314, 5. [Cf. If Joseph sag hise
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mis-féran
to go astray ⬩ transgress
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to go astray, transgress Hé (Saul ) ðæt folc bewerodewið ða hǽðena leóda, ðeáh hé misférde on manegum óðrum þingum, Ælfc. T. Grn. 7, 4
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mis-fón
to fail to take ⬩ to mistake
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to fail to take, to mistake Ic hwílum gecoplíce funde ac ic nú gerádra worda misfó once I readily invented, but now I fail to get appropriate words, Bt. 2; Fox 4, 9. Be ðǽm ðe on cyricean misfón. Gif hwylc bróðor wǽgþ and misféhþ ( makes a mistake )
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mis-gíman
to fail to take care ⬩ to neglect
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to fail to take care, to neglect Gif preóst sceare misgýme beardes oððe feaxes, L. N. P. L. 34; Th. ii. 294, 27
mis-hworfen
Perverted ⬩ inverted
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Perverted, inverted Tó mishworfenum depravandam, Wrt. Voc. ii. 26, 73: 85, 61. Mishworvenre tíde tempore praepostero, Hpt. Gl. 496, 42
mis-lǽran
to teach wrongly ⬩ to persuade a person to do what is wrong
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to teach wrongly, to persuade a person to do what is wrong Ðá ongunnon heora mágas behreówsian ðæt hí ǽfre ða martyras mislǽran woldon, Homl. Skt. 5, 119. [Luþer men ðat hine mislerede, Laym. 4311.]
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mis-libban
to lead a bad life
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to lead a bad life Biþ mannum sceamu ðæt hí mislybban sceolon, and ða nýtenu healdaþ heora gesetnysse, Homl. Th. ii. 324, 18
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