Lexicographical Neighbors of Mishanter
Literary usage of Mishanter
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns, William Ernest Henley (1897)
"mishanter, misfortune, mishap : " mishanter fa' misca'd her," 63; ... thee," me,"
113 ; " till some mishanter." 133. ..."
2. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"... disaster]. mishanter fa' me, .... Add. to ¡llegit. Child. Virr, fancy barks,
awa' we canter Uphill, down brae, till some mishanter, Ep. to Maj. ..."
3. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"[To mishanter, va To spoil, hurt, injure, mangle ; but generally implying the
idea of accident or accidentally, Clydes., Banff*. ..."
4. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"Gin Rab Roy hae heard o' this lady's mishanter, he wadna be lang o' clearin' the
house—Lord Lovat an' a', and letting her gang hame. ..."
5. The Complete Works of Robert Burns (self-interpreting) by Robert Burns (1886)
"Misea', to abuse, to call names. Misea d, abused in wrong language, slandered.
Russell sair misca'd her. mishanter, misadventure. ..."
6. The Complete Poetical Works of Robert Burns by Robert Burns, William Ernest Henley (1897)
"mishanter, misfortune, mishap : " mishanter fa' misca'd her," 63; ... thee," me,"
113 ; " till some mishanter." 133. ..."
7. A Complete Word and Phrase Concordance to the Poems and Songs of Robert by J. B. Reid (1889)
"... disaster]. mishanter fa' me, .... Add. to ¡llegit. Child. Virr, fancy barks,
awa' we canter Uphill, down brae, till some mishanter, Ep. to Maj. ..."
8. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"[To mishanter, va To spoil, hurt, injure, mangle ; but generally implying the
idea of accident or accidentally, Clydes., Banff*. ..."
9. A Dictionary of Lowland Scotch: With an Introductory Chapter Onthe Poetry by Charles Mackay (1888)
"Gin Rab Roy hae heard o' this lady's mishanter, he wadna be lang o' clearin' the
house—Lord Lovat an' a', and letting her gang hame. ..."
10. The Complete Works of Robert Burns (self-interpreting) by Robert Burns (1886)
"Misea', to abuse, to call names. Misea d, abused in wrong language, slandered.
Russell sair misca'd her. mishanter, misadventure. ..."
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