myscheven

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mescheven, meschieven, myschefe, myscheve, mischeve, mescheve

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French meschever; equivalent to myschef +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛsˈt͡ʃeːvən/, /misˈt͡ʃeːvən/

Verb

myscheven

1. To hurt, endanger, or injure someone (physically or otherwise)
2. To destruct or vanquish; to afflict sorrow on someone.
3. To end or finish negatively; to be ruined or ended.
4. (rare) To decline; to become sick or ill.
5. (rare) To make a mistake; to make a bad decision.

Conjugation

Conjugation of myscheven (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) myscheven, myscheve
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	myscheve	myscheved
2nd-person singular	myschevest	myschevedest
3rd-person singular	myscheveth	myscheved
subjunctive singular	myscheve
imperative singular		—
plural1	myscheven, myscheve	myscheveden, myschevede
imperative plural	myscheveth, myscheve	—
participles	myschevynge, myschevende	myscheved, ymyscheved

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: mischieve (obsolete)
• Scots: mischieve

References

• “mischẹ̄ven, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-04.