miscennung

Old English

Alternative forms

• miskenninge

Etymology

Either from an unattested *miscennan +‎ -ung or mis- +‎ cennung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /misˈken.nunɡ/, [misˈken.nuŋɡ]

Noun

miscennung f

1. (law) a wrong declaration, a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, or a fine exacted for this mistake

Declension

Declension of miscennung (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	miscennung	miscennunga, miscennunge
accusative	miscennunge	miscennunga, miscennunge
genitive	miscennunge	miscennunga
dative	miscennunge	miscennungum

Descendants

• Middle English: miskenninge
  • English: miskenning

References

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