mishave en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English *mishaven, from Old English *mishabban, attested in derivative mishabbende (“having ill”), equivalent to mis- + have.
Meanings
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(intransitive, obsolete, reflexive) To misbehave or misconduct (oneself); do wrong.
It is agreed […] that if anie servaunte […] shall by fighting, quarrelling or other unsemelie maner at anie time herafter misdemeane or mishave himself and therof be ones monished or warned […]
1567, quoted in 1997, C. S. Knighton, Acts of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster, 1543-1609 (page 28)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mishaving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| mishaif | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mishaves | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| mishaved | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| mishaved | Tense=Past | lexicographic |