misgive
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) (of the mind, heart, etc.) To give fear or doubt to; to make irresolute.
- (transitive) To suspect; to dread.
- (transitive) To give wrongly; to give or grant amiss.
Etymology
Prefix from English give inherited from Middle English give (given, suggest).
Origin
Middle English
give
Gloss
given, suggest
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- begive English
- fore-give English
- foregive English
- forgive English
- forthgive English
- gavel English
- gift English
- givable English
- give English
- give the lie English
- giveaway English
- givee English
- giveness English
- giver English
- givest English
- misgiving English
- outgive English
- overgive English
- regive English
- thanksgive English
- ungive English
- upgive English
- Givebox German
- giefu Old English
- give Middle English
- givegove Middle English
- given Middle English
- givim Tok Pisin
- gi Sranan Tongo