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Old English · verb

miscan

Normalised misċan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/misˈt͡ʃɑn/
Syllables
mis · ˈt͡ʃɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
afflictinjure

Meaning

  1. to injure, afflict

Conjugation

Conjugation of miscan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular misċemisċte
2nd singular misċestmisċstmisċtest
3rd singular misċeþmisċþmisċte
Plural misċaþmisċton
Subjunctive
Singular misċemisċte
Plural misċenmisċten
Non-finite forms of miscan
Form
Infinitive misċan
Inflected infinitive misċenne
Imperative singular misċ
Imperative plural misċaþ
Present participle misċende
Past participle misċed

All forms (16)

Etymology

Origin 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.

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