Etymology

misfare

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Today it means: To go astray; to transgress, to sin. Full definition →

First used 9th–16th c.Old English misfaran
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited frommisfaran
  2. English todaymisfare

From Old English misfaran, corresponding to mis- + fare.

First known use, by meaning

  • 9th–16th c. To go astray; to transgress, to sin.
  • from 10th c. To fare badly; to be unlucky.
  • from 14th c. Misfortune, ill fate.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.