"miscan" meaning in Old English

See miscan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /misˈt͡ʃɑn/
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. Etymology templates: {{unc|ang|title=uncertain and obscure}} uncertain and obscure, {{cog|non|miski|t=misdeed, wrong, offense, harm}} Old Norse miski (“misdeed, wrong, offense, harm”), {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*missikōn}} Proto-West Germanic *missikōn, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*missikōną|t=to do harm or damage to, offend}} Proto-Germanic *missikōną (“to do harm or damage to, offend”), {{suf|ang|miss|-cian|nocat=1}} miss + -cian Head templates: {{ang-verb|head=misċan}} misċan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|misċan<w1>}} Forms: misċan [canonical], weak [table-tags], misċan [infinitive], misċenne [infinitive], misċe [first-person, present, singular], misċte [first-person, past, singular], misċest [present, second-person, singular], misċst [present, second-person, singular], misċtest [past, second-person, singular], misċeþ [present, singular, third-person], misċþ [present, singular, third-person], misċte [past, singular, third-person], misċaþ [plural, present], misċton [past, plural], misċe [present, singular], misċte [past, singular], misċen [plural, present], misċten [past, plural], misċ [imperative, past, present, singular], misċaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], misċende [imperative, present], misċed [imperative, past]
  1. to injure, afflict Synonyms: misċean, mysċan, mysċean Related terms: miss (english: loss), missan
    Sense id: en-miscan-ang-verb-L6ydK9ds Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    },
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      "form": "misċende",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "misċed",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "to injure, afflict"
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      "ipa": "/misˈt͡ʃɑn/"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/misˈt͡ʃɑn/"
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  "word": "miscan"
}

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