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mis-hworfen

(part.)
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mis-hworfen, pp.

Pervertedinverted

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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-lǽdan

(v.)

to misleadlead 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-lǽran

(v.)

to teach wronglyto 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.]

Linked entry: lǽran

mis-libban

(v.)

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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mis-rǽdan

(v.)

to counsel amissgive 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

mis-spówan

(v.)

to succeed badly

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to succeed badly Hé sǽde ðæt hit ðæm cyninge læsse edwit wǽre, gif ðæm folce búton him misspeówe if it went ill with the people when he was not with them, Ors. 2, 5; Swt. 82, 34

mis-tǽcan

(v.)

to teach wrongly

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to teach wrongly Gif ða láreówas wel tǽcaþ, ðonne beóþ hí gehealdene; gif hí mistǽcaþ, hí forpǽraþ hí sylfe, Homl. Th. ii. 50, 4

mis-þeón

(v.)
Grammar
mis-þeón, p. -þáh

To succeed badlyto fail to improveto degenerate

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To succeed badly, to fail to improve, to degenerate Ic misþeó degenero, Wrt. Voc. i. 39, 29. Misþíhþ degenerat, ii. 138, 36. Misthágch degeneraverat, 106, 30. Misþáh, 25, 36: Exon. 95 a; Th. 354. 39; Reim. 58

mis-tríwan

(v.)

to mistrustbe diffident

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to mistrust, be diffident Wé mistríwaþ difidimus, Rtl. 39, 32

mis-tyhtan

(v.)

to incite or persuade to what is wrongdissuade

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to incite or persuade to what is wrong, dissuade Hig ðæt folc mistihton murmurare fecerant multitudinem, Num. 14, 36. Hé cwæþ tó ðám mágum ðe ða martyras mistihton ( urged them to renounce Christianity ), Homl. Skt. 5, 69

mis-can

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For Ps. Th. 44, l. 41, and add:

mis-cenning

(n.)
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mis-cenning, e; f.
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A wrong declaration (v. cennan ; ), a shifting of the ground of an action after it has come into court; the fine for such variation, the right to accept such fines (often the subject of grant by the king) Icc kíðe ðat icc habbe geunnen . . . miskenninge

Linked entry: cenning

mis-cweþan

Grammar
mis-cweþan, <b>. I.</b>
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Miscwedenes wordes barbarismi, An. Ox. 2, 485. Add

Linked entry: cweþan

mis-feng

(n.)
Grammar
mis-feng, es ; m.
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A mistake, fault, misdeed Hé ús gegearwað þá heofonlican for ðám eorðlicum . . . gif wé ælmyssan dón willað on úrum lífe, and gif wé dǽdbóte dón willaþ úrra misfenga, Nap. 45

mis-healdan

(v.)
Grammar
mis-healdan, p. -heóld
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To neglect, slight a person Nú for manegum geárum, þá þá hí misheóldon þone heofonlican God, hí wurdon gehergode ante hos annos, cum recessissent a via quam dederat illis Deus, exterminati sunt proeliis, Hml. A. 106, 130

mis-híran

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mis-lǽdan

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Dysig bið se wegférenda man sé ðe nimð þone sméðan weg þe hine mislǽt, and forlǽt ðone sticolan þe hine gebrinctí tó ðǽre byrig, Hml. Th. i. 164, 8. Add

mis-lár

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Substitute : Incitement to evil, suggestion Sé þe gelustfullunge gemídlað gálfulre misláre ( auggestionis ), Scint. 88, 7. Gif forman misláre (suggestioni) ná byþ wiðstanden, 210, 10. Onþæslice gewilnunga flǽsclicra mislára inportunas desideriorum carnalium

mis-lícian

(v.)
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Gif hwám þises sealmsanges fadung mislícað (displicuerit), R. Ben. 44, 14. Swá hwæt swá mé mislícode (miss-, v.l. ), Gr. D. 3, 1 8. Ðý lǽs hé mislícige ðǽm ðe hé ǽr hine selfne sealde ut ei placeat, cut se probavit, Past. 131, 3. Hira swá tilige ǽgðer

mis-lícness

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For mislícnysse syngigendra sume tó berenne synd, sume tó þreágenne pro diuersitate peccantium alii partandi sunt, alii castigandi, Scint. 114, 19. Add