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misborne

misborne is the past participle of misbear.

Meaning of misbear

Verb

misbear (third-person singular simple present misbears, present participle misbearing, simple past misbore, past participle misborne)

  1. (obsolete) To carry or bear improperly; (reflexive) to carry (oneself) wrongly i.e. misbehave.
    • And if any of their wives misbear them against her husband, he may cast her out of his house and depart from her and take another, but he shall depart with her of his goods.1968, Sir John Mandeville, Michael C. Seymour, Mandeville's Travels

Questions about misborne

What is misborne the past participle of?
Misborne is the past participle of misbear.

Words near misborne in the dictionary

  1. misbodes
  2. misboding
  3. misbodings
  4. misbore
  5. misborn
  6. misborne
  7. misbought
  8. misbound
  9. misbox
  10. misboxed
  11. misboxes

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