myscheven

myscheven

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mescheven, meschieven, myschefe, myscheve, mischeve, mescheve

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French meschever; equvialent to myschef +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɛsˈtʃeːvən/, /misˈtʃeːvən/

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)

infinitive	(to) myscheven
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	myscheve	myschevede
2nd person singular	myschevest	myschevedest
3rd person singular	myscheveth, myscheveþ	myschevede
plural	myscheven	myscheveden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	myscheve	myschevede
plural	myscheven	myscheveden
imperative	present
singular	myscheve
plural	myscheveth, myscheveþ
participle	present	past
	myschevende, myschevinge	myscheved, ymyscheved

Descendants

• English: mischieve (obsolete)
• Scots: mischieve

References

• “mischẹ̄ven (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-04.