† misbethinkv.
Obsolete.
1. transitive (in passive). To be mistaken or misguided.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > moral evil > wickedness > [verb (reflexive)] > have wrong thoughts
misbethinka1300
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > lack of truth, falsity > be mistaken, err [verb (intransitive)] > be mistaken
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deceivec1315
misreckon1530
overshoot1535
mistake1596
a1300 Passion our Lord 284 in R. Morris Old Eng. Misc. (1872) 45 Peter þo onswerede..Neuer er ich hyne ne yseyh þu ert mys-by-þouht.
c1380 Sir Ferumbras (1879) 5825 He þe gat.., Thar-for ert þow mys-byþoȝte To procury hym to slee.
2. transitive (reflexive). To have wrong or evil thoughts.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > [verb (transitive)] > in thought
misbethinkc1330
misintend?1592
misincline1652
miswish1831
c1330 (?c1300) Bevis of Hampton (Auch.) 55 (MED) Þe leuedi hire mis-be-þouȝte, And meche aȝen þe riȝt ȝhe wrouȝte.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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