misten

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Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch misten, from mist (modern mist).

Verb

misten

  1. to fog, become covered with mist
    De weervrouw had gezegd dat het zou gaan misten, maar we misten dat door de mist.
    The weatherwoman had said that it would become foggy, but we missed that on account of the mist.
Conjugation
Conjugation of misten (weak)
infinitive misten
past singular mistte
past participle gemist
infinitive misten
gerund misten n
present tense past tense
1st person singular mist mistte
2nd person sing. (jij) mist mistte
2nd person sing. (u) mist mistte
2nd person sing. (gij) mist mistte
3rd person singular mist mistte
plural misten mistten
subjunctive sing.1 miste mistte
subjunctive plur.1 misten mistten
imperative sing. mist
imperative plur.1 mist
participles mistend gemist
1) Archaic.

Noun

misten

  1. plural of mist

Etymology 2

Verb

misten

  1. inflection of missen:
    1. plural past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Mist +‎ -en

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪstn̩/
  • Hyphenation: mis‧ten
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

misten (weak, third-person singular present mistet, past tense mistete, past participle gemistet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (agriculture) to manure
  2. to crap (of animals)

Conjugation

Further reading

  • misten” in Duden online
  • misten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English mistian; equivalent to mist +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

Verb

misten

  1. to grow misty or foggy
  2. to grow dim or blurred (of the eyes)
  3. to blur or blind (the eyes or sight)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: mist
  • Yola: mistern (ppl.)

References