misrædan

Old English

Etymology

From mis- +‎ rǣdan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /misˈræː.dɑn/, [mizˈræː.dɑn]

Verb

misrǣdan

1. to counsel amiss, give bad advice; rede
2. to misread (riddles), misinterpret, give a wrong answer to

Conjugation

Conjugation of misrǣdan (weak class 1)

infinitive	misrǣdan	misrǣdenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	misrǣde	misrǣdde
second person singular	misrǣdest, misrǣtst	misrǣddest
third person singular	misrǣdeþ, misrǣtt, misrǣt	misrǣdde
plural	misrǣdaþ	misrǣddon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	misrǣde	misrǣdde
plural	misrǣden	misrǣdden
imperative
singular	misrǣd
plural	misrǣdaþ
participle	present	past
	misrǣdende	misrǣded

Descendants

• Middle English: misreden
  • English: misread, misrede

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “misrǽdan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.