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 Scots misken (“to not know, misken”), Dutch miskennen (“to fail to recognise, ignore”), German mißkennen (“to misunderstand”), Swedish misskänna (“to misunderstand”).

• IPA^(key): /mɪsˈkɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛn

misken (third-person singular simple present miskens, present participle miskenning, simple past and past participle miskenned or miskent)

1. (transitive, UK dialectal) To mistake one for another; mistake in point of knowledge or recognition; misconceive.
2. (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to know; be ignorant or unaware of; appear to be ignorant of.
3. (transitive, UK dialectal) To misunderstand; mistake; have the wrong idea of.
4. (reflexive, UK dialectal) To esteem oneself incorrectly; have a false or exaggerated opinion of oneself or one's position.
5. (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to recognise or identify.
6. (transitive, UK dialectal) To refuse to acknowledge; disown; repudiate; pass over; ignore; disregard; neglect; overlook; disavow; disclaim; disown; deny.
7. (transitive, UK dialectal) To fail to mention.

• miskenner
• miskenning

• minkes

From Dutch miskennen. Equivalent to mis- +‎ ken.

• IPA^(key): /məsˈkɛn/

misken (present misken, present participle miskennende, past participle misken)

1. (transitive) to deny or to fail to acknowledge

• miskenning

From Middle Low German mischen, from Old Saxon *miskian, from Proto-Germanic *miskijaną.

misken (German Low German)

1. (transitive) to mix

• Miskmöhlen

From Proto-Germanic *miskijaną.

misken

1. to mix

• Middle Dutch: mischen, misschen
  • Dutch: (obsolete) misschen, (dialectal) missen, miesjen, meisjen
  • Limburgish: miesje
  • ⇒ Middle Dutch: misschelen
    • Dutch: (obsolete) misschelen, misselen

• “misken”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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