misken

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English

Etymology

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

Verb

misken (third-person singular simple present miskens, present participle miskenning, simple past and past participle miskenned or miskent)

  1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.
  2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of.
  3. (transitive, UK dialectal) To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of.
  4. (reflexive, UK dialectal) To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position.
  5. (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to recognise or identify.
  6. (transitive, UK dialectal) To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny.
  7. (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to mention.

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch miskennen. Equivalent to mis- +‎ ken.

Pronunciation

Verb

misken (present misken, present participle miskennende, past participle misken)

  1. (transitive) to deny or to fail to acknowledge

Derived terms

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German mischen, from Old Saxon *miskian, from Proto-Germanic *miskijaną.

Verb

misken

  1. (transitive) To mix

Derived terms

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *miskijaną.

Verb

misken

  1. to mix

Inflection

Conjugation of misken (weak class 1)
infinitive misken
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

Further reading

  • “misken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
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