missay

missay

(ˌmɪsˈseɪ)
vb (tr) , -says, -saying or -said
to say something erroneous or erroneously; say improperlyto abuse or slander
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Their ill haviour gars men missay Both of their doctrine and of their fay.
"Al his bodi was oway duine / For missays, and al to-chine" (261-63).