† misguyv.
Obsolete.
1. transitive. To mislead, lead astray; to deceive, delude.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > behave badly [verb (reflexive)]
misbearc1300
misguyc1375
misleada1393
misrulea1393
misgovernc1400
misordera1450
misbehave1475
misdemeana1525
mishave1528
misuse1532
dismeanor1598
misdemeanour1620
misconduct1812
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > incorrect information > report or state wrongly [verb (transitive)] > lead into error, mislead
dwellc888
forlereOE
beleada1000
forleseOE
misteachOE
undergoc1000
mislearOE
misleadOE
bicharrea1100
bedwelec1205
overlead?c1225
misbihedec1300
miswendc1325
misguyc1375
miscounsel1389
misbeleadc1390
faitc1430
miswrest?a1475
misguide1480
scandalize1538
misadvise1548
misdraw1599
misdirect1603
traduce1613
to throw (also put) off the scenta1637
misswaya1640
undirect1647
mislight1648
widdlea1689
c1375 G. Chaucer Monk's Tale 3723 Tho wiste he wel he hadde hym self mysgyed [v.rr. misgidid, begyled].
?1406 T. Hoccleve La Mâle Règle 228 in E. P. Hammond Eng. Verse between Chaucer & Surrey (1927) 63/2 Sotil deceyuours By whom the peple is mis gyed & led.
2. transitive. To maladminister (the law). rare.
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a1500 Lancelot of Laik (1870) 1663 If thei tak not full contrisioune, And pwnys them that hath ther low mysgyit.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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