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mis-ˈspell, v.
[mis-1 1.]
trans. To spell incorrectly. So mis-spelt ppl. a.
1655Fuller Hist. Cambr. (1840) 160 No wonder, if they did mis-spell him whom they did mis-call, loading him with opprobrious language. 1775Sheridan Rivals i. ii, That she might not mis-spell, and mis-pronounce words. 1838Hawthorne Twice-told T., Chippings with a Chisel, Some [of the monuments] were inscribed with misspelt prose or rhyme. 1846Landor Exam. Shaks. Wks. II. 296, I wrote not down the words, fearing to mis-spell them.
Hence mis-ˈspell n., mis-spelling. rare.
1891N. & Q. Ser. vii. XII. 351/2 He has discovered a misspell in Evelyn. 1895Dublin Rev. July 37 Mis-spells occurring in proper names. |