单词 | misdeem |
释义 | † misdeemn. Obsolete. Misjudgement; an instance of this; (also) a mistaken opinion. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > [noun] misdoom?a1425 misdeemingc1450 misdeem1470 misjudgement1526 misjudging1526 misreckoning1540 miscast1599 misratinga1626 miscalculation1720 misestimation1809 misdecision1827 misappreciation1838 misestimate1843 mismeasurement1859 unappreciation1886 misvaluation1903 1470 Memorandum W. Worcester in Paston Lett. & Papers (2005) III. 184 I wyll eschewe suche mysdemys, for I wolde now yn myne aage medele lytyll or nought, but entend to lyfe a more qwyet lyfe. 1584 W. Warner Pan his Syrinx xxvii. sig. L 3 Ah Pheone, had not thy misdeeme bene more than my misdeeds. 1593 J. Lyly Wks. (1902) III. 477 Such life leads Loue entangled with misdeemes. 1596 W. Warner Albions Eng. (rev. ed.) xii. lxxvii. 315 What should we say his Ioy, that his Missdeemes [1602 Mis-deemes] did sort to this? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2020). misdeemv. Now rare (archaic, poetic, and regional in later use). a. intransitive. To form a wrong judgement, be mistaken; to hold a mistaken opinion. Frequently with of. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > error in belief or opinion > believe or opine wrongly [verb (intransitive)] > suppose mistakenly misdeema1540 c1395 G. Chaucer Merchant's Tale 2410 Ful many a man weneth to se a thyng, And it is al another than it semeth—He that mysconceyueth, he mysdemeth [v.rr. mysse demeth, mys he demeth]. a1540 (c1460) G. Hay tr. Bk. King Alexander 290 Thair rais a sclander..Off quhilk the quene was gretumlie misdemit. 1629 H. Burton Truth's Triumph 225 Misdeeming and doubting of the remission of sinnes. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 301 Misdeem not then, If such affront I labour to avert From thee alone, which [etc.] . View more context for this quotation 1779 W. Mason Eng. Garden iii. 536 Whom elder Thales, and the Bard of Thebes Held first of things terrestrial; nor misdeem'd. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. i. 528 I..much misdeem Of my endeavour, or my prayer shall speed. 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision I. xxxii. 143 Farther on, If I misdeem not, Soldanieri bides. 1839 W. Wordsworth Mem. Tour Scotl. 1803 iii Leaving each unquiet theme Where gentlest judgments may misdeem. 1884 Bible (R.V.) Deut. xxxii. 27 Lest their adversaries should misdeem. b. transitive. To have a wrong opinion of, be mistaken in one's view of. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > misinterpret [verb (transitive)] misunderstanda1225 mistake1402 misconstruea1425 miskenc1480 misgloze1532 misinterpret1547 missense1560 wrest1563 misdeem1570 misconceive1586 misconstruct1596 misinfer1597 misconceit1598 misknowa1600 to look beyond1600 lose1600 mismean1605 misprize1609 misread1612 misween1614 misimagine1626 misapprehend1628 construea1640 mislead1654 equivocate1665 misrender1674 misaccept1697 miscomprehend1813 read1879 misperceive1911 1570 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Lekprevik) ii. l. 352 Be war that ȝe do nocht misdeme my taille. ?1593 G. Fletcher Licia To Rdr. sig. A4v Men unfitte to knowe what love meanes; deluded fondlie with their owne conceit, misdeeming so divine a fancie. 1616 N. Breton Hate of Treason sig. C2 While Wisedomes care can never truth misdeem. 1677 R. Gilpin Dæmonol. Sacra ii. viii. 335 Though such Men are under God's Favour, yet they misdeem it, and think God is angry with them. 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 685 Hence too the field of glory, as the world misdeems it. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. ii. ii. 119 Nor misdeem me, that I, humble, unmitred priest, should be thus bold. 1875 J. R. Lowell Under Old Elm viii If ever with distempered voice or pen We have misdeemed thee, here we take it back. c. transitive. To suppose mistakenly (that something is the case). Usually with clause as object. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1589 E. Hayes in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 681 Least any man should..misdeeme that God doth resist all attempts intended that way. a1599 E. Spenser View State Ireland 1, in J. Ware Two Hist. Ireland (1633) I would rather thinke the cause of this evill..to proceed rather of the unsoundnes of the Councels..which [etc.]..then of any such..appointed of God, as you misdeeme. 1749 G. West tr. Euripides Iphigenia in Tauris ii, in tr. Pindar Odes 153 He..stabb'd and wounded some on ev'ry Side, Misdeeming that he with the Furies fought. 1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna xii. x. 255 He misdeems That he is wise, whose wounds do only bleed Inly for self. 1852 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 5) 223 He by..instigating all the soul's vain aims, Misdeems to cause thee lose God. d. transitive. To suppose (a person or thing) erroneously to be (something else); to mistake (a thing) for another. Sometimes with adjective or phrase as object. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > error in belief or opinion > believe (suppose wrongly) [verb (transitive)] > that one thing is another to mistake (a person or thing) for1559 misdeem1668 1668 J. Dryden Secret-love v. 59 My grace to Philocles mis-deem'd my love! 1762 J. Delap Hecuba i. 21 Your kindness shou'd misdeem poor Hecuba An object fit for pity. 1785 R. Polwhele Epist. from Rev. William M––n 3 By thy Foes misdeem'd lukewarm. 1829 R. Southey All for Love vi. 65 Thy thoughts possest With one too painful theme, Their own imaginations For reality misdeem. 1835 R. C. Trench Look, dearest, what Glory Sonnet If, having shared the light, we should misdeem That light our own. 1872 A. T. de Vere At Cashel in Legends St. Patrick 65 Demons misdeemed for gods. 1885 R. Bridges Eros & Psyche i. ii. 1 The wealth which men misdeem of much avail. a. transitive. To form an unfavourable judgement of, think evil of; to censure. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > misjudgement > judge wrongly [verb (intransitive)] mischoosea1325 misdeema1400 miscalculate1695 misdecide1827 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > disapprove of [verb (transitive)] misdeema1400 disprove1477 improve1526 disapprove?1562 dislikea1575 befie1589 misthinka1616 bar1620 to look upon with a bad eye1629 improbate1656 object1775 deplore1851 to take a poor view (of something)1863 deprecate1897 the mind > mental capacity > belief > expressed belief, opinion > hold an opinion [verb (transitive)] > be mistaken in opinion misdeema1400 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > error in belief or opinion > believe or opine wrongly [verb (intransitive)] dwelec900 err1303 misbelievea1400 misdeema1400 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > error in belief or opinion > believe (suppose wrongly) [verb (transitive)] mislevea1200 misdeema1400 mistake1596 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) 27742 Wraþ..is a crewel þing & crouse, þat droues mani man in hous..fliting [he] shindis & misdemis [a1400 Vesp. misdenisse]. c1450 (c1380) G. Chaucer House of Fame 92 Sende hem al..that take hit wel and skorne hyt noght, Ne hyt mysdemen in her thoght. c1480 (a1400) SS. Simon & Jude 370 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 218 Ws afferis til helpe saklas men, bot to mysdeme na man kene. ?1499 J. Skelton Bowge of Courte (de Worde) sig. Aivv The seconde was Suspecte whiche that dayly Mysdempte eche man. 1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. lxix Whan he by Jelowsy, His wyfe suspectyth..Or hir mysdemyth and kepyth in stratly. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. vii. sig. G5 Till all vnweeting, an Enchaunter..Made him to misdeeme My loyalty. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. x. sig. Mm4v As much disdeigning to be so misdempt, Or a war-monger to be basely nempt. 1629 J. Gaule Practique Theories Christs Predict. 96 His Iealousie hasts not to reuenge, while he cannot but misdeeme her. 1767 W. L. Lewis tr. Statius Thebaid I. ii. 370 He..saw his Friends misdeem'd in Crouds resort, To bask beneath the Sunshine of the Court. 1774 T. Hull Henry II ii. 25 Misdeem me not, great Queen; I have revolv'd Each Circumstance, with nicest Scrutiny. b. intransitive. To form an unfavourable judgement, think ill. Usually with of. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > disapprove [verb (intransitive)] misdeem1408 unprove1528 disapprove1717 object1865 to take a dim view1930 1408 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Fairf.) Num. xiv. 11 [a1425 Royal Hou long schal this puple bacbite me] ether mysdeme [L. detrahet] of me. 1496 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (de Worde) i. xlv. 86/2 To mysdeme of his euen crysten. 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. i. 19 True honesty is neyther redy to misdeme, nor hasty to reuenge. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd i. 424 What but thy malice mov'd thee to misdeem Of [ri]ghteous Job. View more context for this quotation a1866 J. Keble Misc. Poems (1869) Accept them, not misdeeming of their worth. 3. a. intransitive. To suspect something evil; to be suspicious or mistrustful. In later use archaic or regional. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > be mistrustful, suspect [verb (intransitive)] ortrowOE souche1338 defyc1380 mistrusta1382 distrust1430 misdeema1450 misgive1567 misdoubt1580 suspect1593 savour1594 disconfide1627 suspicion1905 a1450 Generides (Pierpont Morgan) (1865) 7212 (MED) Jewel thoght of treason and tray..he mysdemed in this case Whan she cam not of so long while. 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie iii. 25 Hath fortune wrought my foes at this time hither, And not so much as warnde me to mis~deeme. 1561 T. Norton & T. Sackville Gorboduc i. i. 39 in J. M. Manly Specimens Pre-Shakespearean Drama (1897) If thinges do so succede As now my ielous mind misdemeth sore. 1596 T. Lodge Margarite of Amer. sig. Fv The Emperour conceiuing new suspitions vpon this second assault, beganne to misdeeme. 1841 C. H. Hartshorne Salopia Antiqua Gloss. s.v. Misdeem, to be suspicious, illiberal. 1881 S. Evans Evans's Leicestershire Words (new ed.) 194 Misdeem, to suspect. 1908 J. Payne Carol & Cadence 121 The man cried out, 'Twixt hope and doubt, Misdeeming of his eyes. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > mistrust, suspect [verb (transitive)] > something evil misdeem1450 mistrust1535 misdoubt?c1550 1450 Rolls of Parl. V. 212/1 William Kyng knowyng by the answers of the seid William Tresham, that nothing mysdemed, what tyme and which wey he purposed to ride, therof made notice. a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxvii. f. liiiiv The Kynge not mysdemynge eny thyng of this conspyred treason. a1556 N. Udall Ralph Roister Doister (?1566) iv. iii. sig. F.iijv Surely, this fellowe misdeemeth some yll in me. a1607 T. Brightman Brightman Redivivus (1647) iii. 78 While wee were in Ignorance, we lay secure in our sin,..never mis-deeming our estate. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 226 The Fox..misdeemeth no harme, and entereth into the hiue which is wrought close into the mouth of his den. ΚΠ c1500 Melusine (1895) 265 [He] was so Lyke a Sarasyn that no man mysdymed hym for other than a Sarasyn. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > mistrust, suspect [verb (transitive)] > that something is so mistrust?c1450 misdeem1534 misdoubt1596 misconceive1611 distrust1628 1534 J. Heywood Play of Loue sig. Biv Anone she mysdemed That I was not meryly dysposed. 1591 H. Savile tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. i. 17 [He] gaue most men to misdeeme by his dealing, that he was somewhat of counsel with the case [L. præbuit plerisque suspicionem conscientiæ]. 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne x. xxxviii. 187 Nor say I this for that I ought misdeeme That Egypts promis'd succours faile vs might. DerivativesΚΠ 1616 S. S. Honest Lawyer iv. sig. G4v My heart misgaue me thus: this diuels tongue Would worke my misdeem'd innocence some wrong. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1470v.c1395 |
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