misken

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪsˈkɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛn

Verb

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.
2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of.
3. (transitive, UK dialectal) To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of.
4. (reflexive, UK dialectal) To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position.
5. (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to recognise or identify.
6. (transitive, UK dialectal) To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny.
7. (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to mention.

Derived terms

• miskenner
• miskenning

Anagrams

• minkes

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch miskennen. Equivalent to mis- +‎ ken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məsˈkɛn/

Verb

misken (present misken, present participle miskennende, past participle misken)

1. (transitive) to deny or to fail to acknowledge

Derived terms

• miskenning

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German mischen, from Old Saxon *miskian, from Proto-Germanic *miskijaną.

Verb

misken

1. (transitive) To mix

Derived terms

• Miskmöhlen

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *miskijaną.

Verb

misken

1. to mix

Inflection

Conjugation of misken (weak class 1)

infinitive	misken
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	misco, miscon	miskida
2nd person singular	miskis	miskidos
3rd person singular	miskit	miskida
1st person plural	miscun	miskidon
2nd person plural	miskit	miskidot
3rd person plural	miscunt	miskidon
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	miske	miskidi
2nd person singular	miskis	miskidis
3rd person singular	miske	miskidi
1st person plural	miskin	miskidin
2nd person plural	miskit	miskidit
3rd person plural	miskin	miskidin
imperative	present
singular	miski
plural	miskit
participle	present	past
	miskendi	miskit, gimiskit

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: mischen, misschen
  • Dutch: (obsolete) misschen, (dialectal) missen, miesjen, meisjen
  • Limburgish: miesje
  • ⇒ Middle Dutch: misschelen
    • Dutch: (obsolete) misschelen, misselen

Further reading

• “misken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012