MISWEND

Etymology

Verb

miswend (third-person singular simple present miswends, present participle miswending, simple past and past participle miswent)

(obsolete) To go wrong; to stray.

Source: Wiktionary


Mis*wend", v. i.

Definition: To go wrong; to go astray. [Obs.] "The world is miswent." Gower.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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