miscweþan

Old English

Alternative forms

• miscweðan — edh spelling
• miscƿeþan — wynn spelling

Etymology

Equivalent to mis- +‎ cweþan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /misˈkwe.θɑn/, [misˈkwe.ðɑn]

Verb

miscweþan

1. to speak amiss or wrongly; to misspeak
2. to curse

Conjugation

Conjugation of miscweþan (strong class 5)

infinitive	miscweþan	miscweþenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	miscweþe	miscwæþ
second person singular	miscwist	miscwǣde
third person singular	miscwiþþ, miscwiþ	miscwæþ
plural	miscweþaþ	miscwǣdon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	miscweþe	miscwǣde
plural	miscweþen	miscwǣden
imperative
singular	miscweþ
plural	miscweþaþ
participle	present	past
	miscweþende	miscweden

References

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