Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch misten, from mist (modern mist).

Verb

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misten

  1. to fog, become covered with mist
    De weervrouw had gezegd dat het zou gaan misten, maar we misten dat door de mist.
    The weatherwoman had said that it would become foggy, but we missed that on account of the mist.
Inflection
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Conjugation of misten (weak)
infinitive misten
past singular mistte
past participle gemist
infinitive misten
gerund misten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular mist mistte
2nd person sing. (jij) mist mistte
2nd person sing. (u) mist mistte
2nd person sing. (gij) mist mistte
3rd person singular mist mistte
plural misten mistten
subjunctive sing.1 miste mistte
subjunctive plur.1 misten mistten
imperative sing. mist
imperative plur.1 mist
participles mistend gemist
1) Archaic.

Noun

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misten

  1. plural of mist

Etymology 2

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Verb

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misten

  1. inflection of missen:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

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German

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Etymology

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Mist +‎ -en

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪstn̩/
  • Hyphenation: mis‧ten
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

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misten (weak, third-person singular present mistet, past tense mistete, past participle gemistet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (agriculture) to manure
  2. to crap (of animals)

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Further reading

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  • misten” in Duden online
  • misten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English mistian; equivalent to mist +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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misten

  1. to grow misty or foggy
  2. to grow dim or blurred (of the eyes)
  3. to blur or blind (the eyes or sight)

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Descendants

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  • English: mist
  • Yola: mistern (ppl.)

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