miscan
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Old English
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editEtymology
editOrigin uncertain and obscure, but likely related to Old Norse miski (“misdeed, wrong, offense, harm”). Perhaps dissimilated from earlier Proto-West Germanic *missikōn, from Proto-Germanic *missikōną (“to do harm or damage to, offend”), equivalent to miss + -cian.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editmisċan
Conjugation
editConjugation of misċan (weak class 1)
infinitive | misċan | misċenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | misċe | misċte |
second person singular | misċest, misċst | misċtest |
third person singular | misċeþ, misċþ | misċte |
plural | misċaþ | misċton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | misċe | misċte |
plural | misċen | misċten |
imperative | ||
singular | misċ | |
plural | misċaþ | |
participle | present | past |
misċende | misċed |
Related terms
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- Old English terms with unknown etymologies
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English verbs
- Old English class 1 weak verbs