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† misˈhave, v. Obs. Also 6 Sc. mishaif, mischawe. [f. mis-1 1 + have v. 12. Cf. having vbl. n. 3. (In OE. mishæbbende = ill, unwell.)] refl. To misbehave oneself.
1528Sc. Acts Jas. V (1814) II. 323/2 Gefe ony tyme had bene þt we had mishad ws. c1560A. Scott Poems (S.T.S.) iii. 49 Bot ȝit ȝe may mishaif ȝow in sum caice, And ȝe defend not damissellis defame. 1562Aberdeen Reg. (1844) I. 346 For the iniuring of diuerse nychtbouris..and for mischawing of himself in sic sindry wayis. 1744Mrs. Delany Life & Corr. (1861) II. 287 Barrow has mishaved himself so much that he must go. |