missay
missay · missays · missaid · missaying
To speak ill ofTo speak ill of (someone).
Meaning
2 senses(archaic, transitive)To speak ill of (someone).
(intransitive, obsolete)To say something erroneous; to speak wrongly.
Origin
From Middle English misseien, misseyen, misseggen, equivalent to mis- + say. Cognate withFrom Middle English misseien, misseyen, misseggen, equivalent to mis- + say. Cognate with Middle Dutch misseggen (“to missay”).
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Forms
missays, missaying, missaid, missaidWord family
1 related wordsDerivedmissayer
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle