miswendan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
miswendan
- (transitive) to pervert, apply to a wrong use, abuse
- (intransitive) to turn in a wrong direction, be perverted
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of miswendan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | miswendan | miswendenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | miswende | miswende |
| second person singular | miswendest, miswenst, miswentst | miswendest |
| third person singular | miswendeþ, miswent | miswende |
| plural | miswendaþ | miswendon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | miswende | miswende |
| plural | miswenden | miswenden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | miswend | |
| plural | miswendaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| miswendende | miswended | |
References edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “miswendan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.