Lexicographical Neighbors of Mistryst
Literary usage of Mistryst
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Tales of My Landlord by Walter Scott, Jedidiah Cleishbotham, Robert Morton (1820)
"Ye'll be gaun yonder, Mr Patrick; feind o' me will mistryst you for a' my mother
says. I thought it best to slip out quietly though, in case she should ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"... ft An obsolete variant of mistrust. mistryst'- (mis-trist'), rt [< »i/s-1 +
tryst. Cf. mistrust.] To disappoint by failing to keep an engagement ; bring ..."
3. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"... Er that hir father io mistryst To tellen hir, of that he wyst. And cuer amonge
mercy she cride, That he ne shulde his ..."
4. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"Er that hir father so mistryst To teilen hir, of that he wyst. And ener amonge
merey she cride, ..."
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