mishave
mishave verb: to misbehave or misconduct (oneself); do wrong.
Verb
mishave (third-person singular simple present mishaves, present participle mishaving, simple past and past participle mishaved)
- To misbehave or misconduct (oneself); do wrong.
- It is agreed […] that if anie servaunte […] shall by fighting, quarrelling or other unsemelie maner at anie time herafter misdemeane or mishave himself and therof be ones monished or warned […]1567, quoted in 1997, C. S. Knighton, Acts of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, 1543-1609 (page 28)
Forms of mishave
| third-person singular present | mishaves |
|---|---|
| present participle | mishaving |
| past participle | mishaved |
| past | mishaved |
| alternative form | mishaif |
Origin of mishave
From Middle English *mishaven, from Old English *mishabban, attested in derivative mishabbende (“having ill”), equivalent to mis- + have.
Questions about mishave
- What does mishave mean?
- Mishave means to misbehave or misconduct (oneself); do wrong.
- What part of speech is mishave?
- Mishave is a verb.
- What is the past tense of mishave?
- The past tense of mishave is mishaved.
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