Misbear
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To carry improperly; (reflexive) to carry (one's self) wrongly; misbehave. obsolete
"And if any of their wives misbear them against her husband, he may cast her out of his house and depart from her and take another, but he shall depart with her of his goods."
Example
More examples"And if any of their wives misbear them against her husband, he may cast her out of his house and depart from her and take another, but he shall depart with her of his goods."
Etymology
From Middle English misberen, equivalent to mis- + bear.
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