misken
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English *miskennen (suggested by miskenninge (“mistake, misinterpretation”)), from Old English *miscennan (suggested by miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, or a fine exacted for this mistake”)), equivalent to mis- + ken. Cognate with Scots misken (“to not know, misken”), Dutch miskennen (“to fail to recognise, ignore”), German mißkennen (“to misunderstand”), Swedish misskänna (“to misunderstand”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /mɪsˈkɛn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛn
Verb
[edit]misken (third-person singular simple present miskens, present participle miskenning, simple past and past participle miskenned or miskent)
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of.
- (reflexive, UK dialectal) To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to recognise or identify.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to mention.
Derived terms
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[edit]Afrikaans
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch miskennen. Equivalent to mis- + ken.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]misken (present misken, present participle miskennende, past participle misken)
- (transitive) to deny or to fail to acknowledge
Derived terms
[edit]German Low German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German mischen, from Old Saxon *miskian, from Proto-Germanic *miskijaną.
Verb
[edit]misken
- (transitive) To mix
Derived terms
[edit]Old Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *miskijaną.
Verb
[edit]misken
- to mix
Inflection
[edit]infinitive | misken | |
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indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | misco, miscon | miskida |
2nd person singular | miskis, miskist | miskidos |
3rd person singular | miskit | miskida |
1st person plural | misken | miskidun |
2nd person plural | miskit | miskidut |
3rd person plural | miskent | miskidun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | miske | miskidi |
2nd person singular | miskes, miskest | miskidis |
3rd person singular | miske | miskidi |
1st person plural | misken | miskidin |
2nd person plural | misket | miskidit |
3rd person plural | misken | miskidin |
imperative | present | |
singular | miski | |
plural | miskit | |
participle | present | past |
miskendi | miskit, gimiskit |
Descendants
[edit]- Middle Dutch: mischen, misschen
- Dutch: (obsolete) misschen, (dialectal) missen, miesjen, meisjen
- Limburgish: miesje
- ⇒ Middle Dutch: misschelen
- Dutch: (obsolete) misschelen, misselen
Further reading
[edit]- “misken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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