"misbear" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misbears [present, singular, third-person], misbearing [participle, present], misbore [past], misborne [participle, past]
Etymology: From Middle English misberen, equivalent to mis- + bear. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|misberen}} Middle English misberen, {{prefix|en|mis|bear}} mis- + bear Head templates: {{en-verb|misbears|misbearing|misbore|misborne}} misbear (third-person singular simple present misbears, present participle misbearing, simple past misbore, past participle misborne)
  1. (obsolete) To carry improperly; (reflexive) to carry (one's self) wrongly; misbehave. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-misbear-en-verb-Tv8dgCSF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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