misdæd
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *missadēdiz, equivalent to mis- + dǣd.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmis.dæːd/, [ˈmiz.dæːd]
Noun
misdǣd f
- a misdeed, transgression, offence
Declension
Declension of misdæd (strong i-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | misdǣd | misdǣde, misdǣda |
| accusative | misdǣd, misdǣde | misdǣde, misdǣda |
| genitive | misdǣde | misdǣda |
| dative | misdǣde | misdǣdum |
Descendants
- Middle English: misdede
- Scots: misdede, misdeid
- English: misdeed
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “mis-dǽd”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.