miscennung
Old English
Alternative forms
- miskenninge
Etymology
Either from an unattested *miscennan + -ung or mis- + cennung.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /misˈken.nunɡ/, [misˈken.nuŋɡ]
Noun
miscennung f
- (law) a wrong declaration, a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, or a fine exacted for this mistake
Declension
Strong ō-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | miscennung | miscennunga, miscennunge |
| accusative | miscennunge | miscennunga, miscennunge |
| genitive | miscennunge | miscennunga |
| dative | miscennunge | miscennungum |
Descendants
- Middle English: miskenninge
- English: miskenning
References
- Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “miscenning”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.