mishantern.
/mᵻˈʃantə/, U.S. /məˈʃæn(t)ər/, Scottish English /mᵻˈʃantər/, Irish English /məˈʃan(t)ər/ Scottish, Irish English (northern), and English regional (north-western).
Misadventure; a mishap. Also: an injury.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun]
burstc1000
harmOE
scatheOE
teenOE
evil healc1175
waningc1175
hurt?c1225
quede?c1225
balec1275
damage1300
follyc1300
grill13..
ungain13..
torferc1325
eviltyc1330
wem1338
impairment1340
marring1357
unhend1377
sorrowc1380
pairingc1384
pairmentc1384
mischiefc1385
offencec1385
appairment1388
hindering1390
noyinga1398
bresta1400
envya1400
wemminga1400
gremec1400
wilc1400
blemishing1413
lesion?a1425
nocument?a1425
injuryc1430
mischieving1432
hindrance1436
detrimenta1440
ill1470
untroth1470
diversity1484
remordc1485
unhappinessc1485
grudge1491
wriguldy-wrag?1520
danger1530
dishort1535
perishment1540
wreaka1542
emperishment1545
impeachment1548
indemnity1556
impair1568
spoil1572
impeach1575
interestc1575
emblemishing1583
mishap1587
endamagement1593
blemishment1596
mischievance1600
damnificationa1631
oblesion1656
mishanter1754
vitiation1802
mar1876
jeel1887
the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > harm, injury, or wrong > [noun]
loathc900
harmOE
teenOE
griefc1330
injurec1374
injuryc1384
truitc1390
spitea1400
wrethec1400
supprise1442
trouble1463
damage1470
objectionc1475
interess1489
tort1532
mishanter1754
the world > health and disease > ill health > injury > [noun] > bruise
brusurea1375
frousshure1477
bruise1533
wan1533
battering1558
squat1578
intuse1590
battery1594
crush1601
contusiona1616
sugillation1623
mishanter1754
stone bruise1805
rainbow1810
birze1818
pound1862
strawberry1921
the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck
un-i-limpOE
unlimpc1175
mishap?c1225
unhap?c1225
mishappeningc1230
ames-ace?a1300
misadventure?a1300
ill hailc1300
misauntera1325
untiminga1325
miscasec1325
mischancec1325
misfall1340
misfarea1387
casec1390
infortunea1393
mishapping?a1400
unchancea1400
disadventurea1413
mischieving1432
infortuny?a1439
encumbermentc1440
misfortune1441
evil hail?c1450
malfortunea1470
unhappiness1470
maleurtee?1473
malheur?1473
evil health1477
unfortune1483
wanfortunea1500
disfortune1509
wanhap1513
ill, evil ch(i)eving?1518
mislucka1530
ill luck1548
unfortunacy?c1550
evilfare1556
unluck1556
hard luck1567
bad luck1575
miscasualty1588
disgrace1590
wanchance1599
disventure1612
misaccident1620
miscarriagec1625
hard lines1722
mishanter1754
malefit1755
miscanter1781
hard cheese1854
hard cheddar1893
schlimazel1911
tough luck1912
snake eyes1918
catch-arse1970
the world > action or operation > adversity > calamity or misfortune > [noun] > misfortune or ill-luck > instance of misfortune or ill-luck > a mishap or unlucky accident
mistideOE
unhapc1230
chancea1300
mischancec1325
mishapa1387
accident?1490
casualtya1513
shrewd turn1565
casuality1574
misaccident1620
mishanter1754
contretemps1809
bust-up1841
pratfall1941
snafu1943
1754 R. Forbes Jrnl. London to Portsmouth in tr. Ovid Ajax his Speech (new ed.) 27 They had some allagust that some mishanter had befaln us.
a1791 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. 99 Mischanter fa' me, If thoughts o' thee, or yet thy Mamie, Shall ever daunton me, or awe me.
1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet I. xii. 271 Mischanter on the auld beard o' ye!
1866 W. Gregor Dial. Banffshire (Philol. Soc.) 114 Mischanter, a hurt; a bruise.
1871 W. Alexander Johnny Gibb xlvi. 320 For there's sae mony mishanters 't we hear o' happenin' wi' the like o' 'im.
1901 R. De B. Trotter Galloway Gossip Eighty Years Ago 247 She met a sair mishanter yince at the hans o' Lord Kenmur.
1953 M. Traynor Eng. Dial. Donegal 186/2 What mischanter driv ye here?
1996 D. O. Muirithe Words we Use 554 I drove into the loch by mischanter.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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