MISFARE

Etymology

Verb

misfare (third-person singular simple present misfares, present participle misfaring, simple past and past participle misfared)

(obsolete) To go astray; to transgress, to sin. [9th-16th c.]

(now Scotland) To fare badly; to be unlucky. [from 10th c.]

Noun

misfare (uncountable)

(now rare, archaic) Misfortune, ill fate. [from 14th c.]

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Source: Wiktionary


Mis*fare", v. i. Etym: [AS. misfaran.]

Definition: To fare ill. [Obs.] -- n.

Definition: Misfortune. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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