单词 | misdispend |
释义 | † misdispendv. Obsolete. transitive. To spend improperly; to squander, misuse. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > misuse > [verb (transitive)] > mis-spend misspenec1300 dispend1303 misspendc1390 misdispenda1393 bespend1567 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) i. 298 That I scholde schrive As touchende of my wittes fyve, And schape that thei were amended Of that I hadde hem misdispended [v.r. mispended]. a1450 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Harl. 4866) (1897) 1303 Sum riche is large and his good mys despendith In mayntenance of syn. ?a1450 (?c1400) Lay Folks' Catech. (Lamb.) (1901) 51 Who euer mys-dispendys myȝtys of sowle or body or ony oþer goodis agaynst godys law. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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