miscan

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Old English

Alternative forms

• misċean, mysċan, mysċean

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /misˈt͡ʃɑn/

Verb

misċan

1. to injure, afflict

Conjugation

Conjugation of misċan (weak class 1)

infinitive	misċan	misċenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	misċe	misċte
second person singular	misċest, misċst	misċtest
third person singular	misċeþ, misċþ	misċte
plural	misċaþ	misċton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	misċe	misċte
plural	misċen	misċten
imperative
singular	misċ
plural	misċaþ
participle	present	past
	misċende	misċed

Related terms

• miss (“loss”)
• missan