missay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To speak ill of (someone).
  2. To say something erroneous; to speak wrongly.

Word forms

missay missays missaying missaid

Etymology

From Middle English misseien, misseyen, misseggen, equivalent to mis- + say. Cognate with Middle Dutch misseggen (“to missay”).

Derived words

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