"misken" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /mɪsˈkɛn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misken.wav Forms: miskens [present, singular, third-person], miskenning [participle, present], miskenned [participle, past], miskenned [past], miskent [participle, past], miskent [past]
Rhymes: -ɛn 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*miskennen}} Middle English *miskennen, {{inh|en|ang|*miscennan}} Old English *miscennan, {{prefix|en|mis|ken}} mis- + ken, {{cog|sco|misken||to not know, misken}} Scots misken (“to not know, misken”), {{cog|nl|miskennen||to fail to recognise, ignore}} Dutch miskennen (“to fail to recognise, ignore”), {{cog|de|mißkennen||to misunderstand}} German mißkennen (“to misunderstand”), {{cog|sv|misskänna||to misunderstand}} Swedish misskänna (“to misunderstand”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=miskent}} 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. Tags: UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-misken-en-verb-HS-Inb1t Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 7 10 8 18 15 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 18 12 13 12 14 17 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 38 8 8 7 19 12 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 5 6 5 22 8 6
  2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of. Tags: UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-misken-en-verb-qBDH9TnR Categories (other): British English, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 18 12 13 12 14 17 14
  3. (transitive, UK dialectal) To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of. Tags: UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-misken-en-verb-WUtcfwg2 Categories (other): British English, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 18 12 13 12 14 17 14
  4. (reflexive, UK dialectal) To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position. Tags: UK, dialectal, reflexive
    Sense id: en-misken-en-verb-XDCQS6gS Categories (other): British English, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 18 12 13 12 14 17 14
  5. (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to recognise or identify. Tags: UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-misken-en-verb-ZFS2Sko0 Categories (other): British English, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 18 12 13 12 14 17 14
  6. (transitive, UK dialectal) To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny. Tags: UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-misken-en-verb-vRhD3mRy Categories (other): British English, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 18 12 13 12 14 17 14
  7. (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to mention. Tags: UK, dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-misken-en-verb-Zdhv-ryj Categories (other): British English, English terms prefixed with mis- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mis-: 18 12 13 12 14 17 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: miskenner, miskenning

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of."
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        "To fail to recognise or identify."
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        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to recognise or identify."
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        "To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny."
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          "refuse",
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        [
          "acknowledge",
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          "disown",
          "disown"
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          "repudiate",
          "repudiate"
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          "ignore",
          "ignore"
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          "disregard",
          "disregard"
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          "neglect",
          "neglect"
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          "overlook",
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          "disavow",
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        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny."
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        "To fail to mention."
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        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to mention."
      ],
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        "To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive."
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        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive."
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        "To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of."
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        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of."
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        "To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of."
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        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of."
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    {
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        "English dialectal terms",
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        "To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position."
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          "false",
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        "(reflexive, UK dialectal) To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position."
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        "dialectal",
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    {
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        "To fail to recognise or identify."
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        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to recognise or identify."
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        "To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny."
      ],
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          "refuse",
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        ],
        [
          "neglect",
          "neglect"
        ],
        [
          "overlook",
          "overlook"
        ],
        [
          "disavow",
          "disavow"
        ],
        [
          "disclaim",
          "disclaim"
        ],
        [
          "deny",
          "deny"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "dialectal",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "British English",
        "English dialectal terms",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fail to mention."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mention",
          "mention"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to mention."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "dialectal",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɪsˈkɛn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-misken.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cc/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-misken.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-misken.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cc/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-misken.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-misken.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "misken"
}

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