misleared, a. Sc. and north. dial.
(mɪˈsleːrd)
Also -leert, -laird.
[f. mis-1 2 + leared, lered ppl. a.]
Unmannerly, ill-bred; not knowing what is due to oneself or one's position in society.
| 1692 Sc. Presbyt. Eloq. (1738) 140 I'll not be greedy, nor misleard. 1786 Har'st Rig lviii. (1794) 21 The Embrugh wives them a' exceed For sad mislear'd ill words indeed! 1808 Stagg Bridewain vi. Poems 4 Some gat sae mislear'd wi' drink. 1820 Scott Monast. iv, What made you, ye mis⁓leard loons..come yon gate into the ha', roaring like bullsegs, to frighten the leddy? 1832 Henderson Prov. 30 The deil's greedy, but you're mislear'd. 1897 Crockett Lad's Love x. 102, ‘I could get on a heap faster!’ cried the mis⁓leared lassie, her impudence rising instantly. |