How Do You Spell MISDIGHT?

Pronunciation: [mɪsdˈa͡ɪt] (IPA)

"Misdight" is a rare and archaic word that means to "misjudge" or "mistake." Its spelling can be confusing, as the "d" and "g" may not seem to match the sound of the word. However, the IPA phonetic transcription reveals the reason for the spelling. "Misdight" is pronounced as /mɪs.daɪt/, with the "d" sound coming from the Old English origin of the word, while the "g" is a remnant from Middle English when the word was spelled "misteight." Despite its infrequent use, "misdight" remains an interesting word to learn about.

Common Misspellings for MISDIGHT

• midsight

Etymology of MISDIGHT

The word misdight does not have a well-established etymology as it is considered obsolete and is rarely used in contemporary English. However, it is believed to have originated from Middle English, where mis- is a prefix meaning badly or wrongly, and dight means to arrange or to adorn. Therefore, misdight could be understood as a verb meaning to arrange or adorn wrongly, or as an adjective meaning badly arranged or poorly adorned.

Conjugate verb Misdight

CONDITIONAL

I would misdight

you would misdight

he/she/it would misdight

we would misdight

they would misdight

CONDITIONAL CONTINUOUS

I would be misdighting

you would be misdighting

he/she/it would be misdighting

we would be misdighting

they would be misdighting

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have misdight

you would have misdight

he/she/it would have misdight

we would have misdight

they would have misdight

CONDITIONAL PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I would have been misdighting

you would have been misdighting

he/she/it would have been misdighting

we would have been misdighting

they would have been misdighting

FUTURE

I will misdight

you will misdight

he/she/it will misdight

we will misdight

they will misdight

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be misdighting

you will be misdighting

he/she/it will be misdighting

we will be misdighting

they will be misdighting

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have misdighted

you will have misdighted

he/she/it will have misdighted

we will have misdighted

they will have misdighted

FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been misdighting

you will have been misdighting

he/she/it will have been misdighting

we will have been misdighting

they will have been misdighting

IMPERATIVE

you misdight

we let´s misdight

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to misdight

PAST

I misdighted

you misdighted

he/she/it misdighted

we misdighted

they misdighted

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was misdighting

you were misdighting

he/she/it was misdighting

we were misdighting

they were misdighting

PAST PARTICIPLE

misdighted

PAST PERFECT

I had misdighted

you had misdighted

he/she/it had misdighted

we had misdighted

they had misdighted

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been misdighting

you had been misdighting

he/she/it had been misdighting

we had been misdighting

they had been misdighting

PRESENT

I misdight

you misdight

he/she/it misdights

we misdight

they misdight

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am misdighting

you are misdighting

he/she/it is misdighting

we are misdighting

they are misdighting

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

misdighting

PRESENT PERFECT

I have misdighted

you have misdighted

he/she/it has misdighted

we have misdighted

they have misdighted

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been misdighting

you have been misdighting

he/she/it has been misdighting

we have been misdighting

they have been misdighting