myscheven

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French meschever; equivalent to myschef +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛsˈt͡ʃeːvən/, /misˈt͡ʃeːvən/

Verb

myscheven

  1. To hurt, endanger, or injure someone (physically or otherwise)
  2. To destruct or vanquish; to afflict sorrow on someone.
  3. To end or finish negatively; to be ruined or ended.
  4. (rare) To decline; to become sick or ill.
  5. (rare) To make a mistake; to make a bad decision.

Conjugation

Conjugation of myscheven (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) myscheven, myscheve
present tense past tense
1st-person singular myscheve myscheved
2nd-person singular myschevest myschevedest
3rd-person singular myscheveth myscheved
subjunctive singular myscheve
imperative singular —
plural1 myscheven, myscheve myscheveden, myschevede
imperative plural myscheveth, myscheve —
participles myschevynge, myschevende myscheved, ymyscheved

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: mischieve (obsolete)
  • Scots: mischieve

References

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