Misken Definition
(UK dialectal) To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.
(UK dialectal) To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of.
(reflexive, UK dialectal) To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position.
Origin of Misken
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From Middle English *miskennen (suggested by miskenninge (“mistake, misinterpretation”)), from Old English *miscennan (suggested by miscennung (“a mistake or variation in pleading before a court, or a fine exacted for this mistake”)), equivalent to mis- + ken. Cognate with Dutch miskennen (“to fail to recognise, ignore”), German mißkennen (“to misunderstand”), Swedish misskänna (“to misunderstand”).
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