Etymology

miswrite

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Today it means: To write incorrectly. Full definition →

Middle English miswriten ← Old English miswrītan
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  1. Old English · inherited frommiswrītan
  2. Middle English · inherited frommiswriten
  3. English todaymiswrite

From Middle English miswriten, from Old English miswrītan, misƿrītan (“to write incorrectly; make a mistake in writing; miswrite”), equivalent to mis- + write.

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