misken

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English *miskennen (suggested by miskenninge (“mistake, misinterpretation”)), from Old English *miscennan (suggested by miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, or a fine exacted for this mistake”)), equivalent to mis- +‎ ken. Cognate with Scots misken (“to not know, misken”), Dutch miskennen (“to fail to recognise, ignore”), German mißkennen (“to misunderstand”), Swedish misskänna (“to misunderstand”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɪsˈkɛn/ Rhymes: -ɛn === Verb === misken (third-person singular simple present miskens, present participle miskenning, simple past and past participle miskenned or miskent) (transitive, UK dialectal) To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive. (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of. (transitive, UK dialectal) To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of. (reflexive, UK dialectal) To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position. (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to recognise or identify. (transitive, UK dialectal) To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny. (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to mention. ==== Derived terms ==== miskenner miskenning === Anagrams === minkes == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch miskennen. Equivalent to mis- +‎ ken. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /məsˈkɛn/ === Verb === misken (present misken, present participle miskennende, past participle misken) (transitive) to deny or to fail to acknowledge ==== Derived terms ==== miskenning == Low German == === Etymology === From Middle Low German mischen, from Old Saxon *miskian, from Proto-West Germanic *miskijan (“to mix”). === Verb === misken (German Low German) (transitive) to mix ==== Derived terms ==== Miskmöhlen == Old Dutch == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *miskijan (“to mix”). === Verb === misken to mix ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: mischen, misschen Dutch: misschen (obsolete), missen, miesjen, meisjen (dialectal) Limburgish: miesje ==== Further reading ==== “misken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012