v. t. [ imp. Misgave p. p. Misgiven p. pr. & vb. n. Misgiving. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. To give or grant amiss. [ Obs. ] Laud. [ 1913 Webster ] 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. [ 1913 Webster ] So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts
What may befall him, to his harm and ours. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they had deserved. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To suspect; to dread. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] | 