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Webster 1913 Edition

Misgive

Mis-give′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp.
Misgave
;
p. p.
Misgiven
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Misgiving
.]
1.
To give or grant amiss.
[Obs.]
Laud.
2.
Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make irresolute; – usually said of the mind or heart, and followed by the objective personal pronoun.
So doth my heart
misgive
me in these conflicts
What may befall him, to his harm and ours.
Shakespeare
Such whose consciences
misgave
them, how ill they had deserved.
Milton.
3.
To suspect; to dread.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Mis-give′

,
Verb.
I.
To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute.
“My mind misgives.”
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Misgive

MISGIVE

,
Verb.
T.
misgiv'. [See Give.] To fill with doubt; to deprive of confidence; to fail; usually applied to the heart.
So doth my heart misgive me.
His heart misgave him.
1.
To give or grant amiss. [Not in use.]

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