MISSAY

Etymology

Verb

missay (third-person singular simple present missays, present participle missaying, simple past and past participle missaid)

(transitive, archaic) To speak ill of (someone).

(obsolete, intransitive) To say something erroneous; to speak wrongly.

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*say", v. t.

1. To say wrongly.

2. To speak evil of; to slander. [Obs.]

Mis*say", v. i.

Definition: To speak ill. [Obs.] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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