† miscapev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To come from or escape (a person) sinfully.
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the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > happen unfortunately [verb (intransitive)] > suffer misfortune or a mishap
mishappenc1230
mishapc1385
mistidec1390
spill1390
misbetide?a1400
misfalla1400
mistime1402
misfortune?a1425
misbefallc1450
miscapea1535
mischancea1542
to come home by unhappinessc1555
mislucka1617
buy1825
pratfall1940
schlimazel1963
a1535 J. Fisher Spirituall Consol. (?1578) sig. Bij Many deeds, words, and thoughtes, miscaped me in my lyfe.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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