missan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *missijaną (to go wrong), from Proto-Germanic *missa- (changed, wrong), from Proto-Indo-European *mei- (to change). Akin to Old Frisian missa, Old High German missen, Old Norse missa. Akin to Old English miss (loss, absence)

Verb

missan

  1. to miss, miss the mark; fail
  2. to escape notice

Conjugation

Descendants

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