Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misbear

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-bear
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To carry or bear improperly; (reflexive) to carry (oneself) wrongly i.e. misbehave.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"And if any of their wives misbear them against her husband, he may cast her out of his house and depart from her and take another, but he shall depart with her of his goods."
"He thought rue she should, and forethink, That she her had unto him misbore."
"And drawing nigh him said, Ah misborne Elfe, In evill houre thy foes thee hither sent, Anothers wrongs to wreake upon thy selfe:"

Etymology

From Middle English misberen, equivalent to mis- + bear.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis
Root: misberen

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

misbears (present, singular) misbearing (participle, present) misbore (past) misborne (participle, past)

Questions

What does misbear mean?: To carry or bear improperly; (reflexive) to carry (oneself) wrongly i.e. misbehave.
Where does misbear come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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