Etymology

mishave

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Today it means: To misbehave or misconduct (oneself); do wrong. Full definition →

Middle English *mishaven ← Old English *mishabban
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  1. Old English · inherited from*mishabban
  2. Middle English · inherited from*mishaven
  3. English todaymishave

From Middle English *mishaven, from Old English *mishabban, attested in derivative mishabbende (“having ill”), equivalent to mis- + have.

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