mesconter (1155)

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mesconter (1155)

[ gdw]

[ FEW: 2/ii,993b computare; Gdf: 5,275a mesconter; GdfC: ; TL: 5,1598 mesconter; DEAF:  conter (mesconter); DMF:  mécompter; TLF:  mécompter; OED:  miscount v.; MED:  miscounten v.; DMLBS: ]
 

v.a.

1to mistell, relate incorrectly
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  Trop fait sa langue travailler Pour ses mensonges avancer, Dont bonne fame est desfamee; Car par son conte mesconter Le bien en mal fait destorner  2686

v.n.

1 arithm. to miscalculate, count wrong
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  in a game of dice: Mult estrivent, mult se curucent, Suvent mescuntent, suvent grucent  10572
( 1160-74; MS: s.xiiiin )  les coilliers =spoons par numbre coilli, E quant il a l’une failli Asez la quist [...]; E li ducs ad dit: 'Lai ester! Tais tei! Ja mar en parleras, jeo sai bien que tu mescuntas!'  i 232.1896

p.p._as_a.

1arithm.miscalculated, counted wrong
( MS: s.xiv1/3 )  De deniers mesconte[z] ne graces ne grez  426.29
conter 
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