misgreet
misgreet verb: to greet wrongly; (by extension) to affront or insult.
Verb
misgreet (third-person singular simple present misgreets, present participle misgreeting, simple past and past participle misgreeted)
- To greet wrongly; (by extension) to affront or insult
- If any of the gild misgreet another, let him pay a syster of honey, unless with two friends he can clear himself.1841, Sharon Turner, The history of the Anglo-Saxons from the earliest period to the Norman conquest, Volume 2
- He said with slow contempt, " I grant that it is well fitting the Gainer's deeds that his men should flinch from the light — " " Misgreet me not," the mocking voice interrupted.1903, Ottilia Adelina Liljencrantz, The Ward of King Canute: A Romance of the Danish Conquest
Forms of misgreet
| third-person singular present | misgreets |
|---|---|
| present participle | misgreeting |
| past participle | misgreeted |
| past | misgreeted |
Origin of misgreet
From Middle English *misgreten, from Old English misgrētan (“to affront; insult”), equivalent to mis- + greet.
Words formed from misgreet
Questions about misgreet
- What does misgreet mean?
- Misgreet means to greet wrongly; (by extension) to affront or insult.
- What part of speech is misgreet?
- Misgreet is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misgreet?
- The past tense of misgreet is misgreeted.
Words near misgreet in the dictionary
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