"misween" meaning in English

See misween in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misweens [present, singular, third-person], misweening [participle, present], misweened [participle, past], misweened [past]
Etymology: From mis- + ween. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|ween}} mis- + ween Head templates: {{en-verb}} misween (third-person singular simple present misweens, present participle misweening, simple past and past participle misweened)
  1. (obsolete) To believe wrongly; to misconceive. Tags: obsolete

Inflected forms

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