misken
English
Etymology
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#MISKENCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#MISKEN *miskennen (suggested by miskenninge (“mistake, misinterpretation”)), from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#MISKENCategory:English terms derived from Old English#MISKEN *miscennan (suggested by miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, or a fine exacted for this mistake”)), equivalent to mis- + kenCategory:English terms prefixed with 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
Verb
misken (third-person singular simple present miskens, present participle miskenning, simple past and past participle miskenned or miskent)Category:English lemmas#MISKENCategory:English verbs#MISKENCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MISKENCategory:Pages with entries#MISKENCategory:Pages with 4 entries#MISKEN
- (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#MISKEN, UKCategory:British English#MISKEN dialectalCategory:English dialectal terms#MISKEN) To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.
- (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#MISKEN, UKCategory:British English#MISKEN dialectalCategory:English dialectal terms#MISKEN) To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of.
- (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#MISKEN, UKCategory:British English#MISKEN dialectalCategory:English dialectal terms#MISKEN) To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of.
- (reflexiveCategory:English reflexive verbs#MISKEN, UKCategory:British English#MISKEN dialectalCategory:English dialectal terms#MISKEN) To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position.
- (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#MISKEN, UKCategory:British English#MISKEN dialectalCategory:English dialectal terms#MISKEN) To fail to recognise or identify.
- (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#MISKEN, UKCategory:British English#MISKEN dialectalCategory:English dialectal terms#MISKEN) To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny.
- (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#MISKEN, UKCategory:British English#MISKEN dialectalCategory:English dialectal terms#MISKEN) To fail to mention.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From DutchCategory:Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch#MISKENCategory:Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch#MISKEN miskennen. Equivalent to mis- + kenCategory:Afrikaans terms prefixed with mis-#KEN.
Pronunciation
Verb
misken (present misken, present participle miskennende, past participle misken)Category:Afrikaans lemmas#MISKENCategory:Afrikaans verbs#MISKENCategory:Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header#MISKENCategory:Pages with entries#MISKENCategory:Pages with 4 entries#MISKEN
- (transitiveCategory:Afrikaans transitive verbs#MISKEN) to deny or to fail to acknowledge
Derived terms
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low GermanCategory:Low German terms inherited from Middle Low German#MISKENCategory:Low German terms derived from Middle Low German#MISKEN mischen, from Old SaxonCategory:Low German terms inherited from Old Saxon#MISKENCategory:Low German terms derived from Old Saxon#MISKEN *miskian, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Low German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#MISKENCategory:Low German terms derived from Proto-Germanic#MISKEN *miskijaną.
Verb
miskenCategory:Low German lemmas#MISKENCategory:Low German verbs#MISKENCategory:Low German entries with incorrect language header#MISKENCategory:Pages with entries#MISKENCategory:Pages with 4 entries#MISKEN (German Low GermanCategory:German Low German#MISKEN)
Derived terms
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-GermanicCategory:Old Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#MISKENCategory:Old Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic#MISKEN *miskijaną.
Verb
miskenCategory:Old Dutch lemmas#MISKENCategory:Old Dutch verbs#MISKENCategory:Old Dutch entries with incorrect language header#MISKENCategory:Pages with entries#MISKENCategory:Pages with 4 entries#MISKEN
- to mix
Inflection
| infinitive | misken | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st person singular | misco, miscon | miskida |
| 2nd person singular | miskis | miskidos |
| 3rd person singular | miskit | miskida |
| 1st person plural | miscun | miskidon |
| 2nd person plural | miskit | miskidot |
| 3rd person plural | miscunt | miskidon |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | miske | miskidi |
| 2nd person singular | miskis | miskidis |
| 3rd person singular | miske | miskidi |
| 1st person plural | miskin | miskidin |
| 2nd person plural | miskit | miskidit |
| 3rd person plural | miskin | miskidin |
| imperative | present | |
| singular | miski | |
| plural | miskit | |
| participle | present | past |
| miskendi | miskit, gimiskit | |
Descendants
- Middle Dutch: mischen, misschen
- Dutch: (obsolete) misschen, (dialectal) missen, miesjen, meisjen
- Limburgish: miesje
- ⇒ Middle Dutch: misschelen
- Dutch: (obsolete) misschelen, misselen
Further reading
- “misken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012