miswendan

Old English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ wendan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmisˌwen.dɑn/, [ˈmizˌwen.dɑn]

Verb

miswendan

  1. (transitive) to pervert, apply to a wrong use, abuse
  2. (intransitive) to turn in a wrong direction, be perverted

Conjugation
Conjugation of miswendan (weak class 1)
infinitive miswendan miswendenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular miswende miswende
2nd-person singular miswendest, miswenst, miswentst miswendest
3rd-person singular miswendeþ, miswent miswende
plural miswendaþ miswendon
subjunctive present past
singular miswende miswende
plural miswenden miswenden
imperative
singular miswend
plural miswendaþ
participle present past
miswendende miswended

References
  • miswendan in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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