Meaning of misgloss | Babel Free

Definitions

To provide an incorrect translation or synopsis of

Examples

“Upis taught, Misunderstood, misgloss'd, the tale how brought Harmonia was to Cadmus — higher than Her mate in race⟳, a dæmon, he mere man;”

“But the definition is anachronistic and misglosses the citation it was presumably devised to explain⟳.”

“Both its traditional subject matter⟳ and the concision of its form⟳ have⟳ recommended it to this very day as a promise⟳ of "infinite riches in a little room” (=stanza) , to misgloss Marlowe's phrase.”

“In a scheme that involves material possessions in huge quantity and counts on Calchas's thrice-invoked greed (1369, 1377–78, 1399), Criseyde claims that she will convince⟳ Calchas that it was his cowardice that caused him to misgloss "goddes text" (1409-11).”

“It means 'white tip⟳' and not 'white of the eye' as Krämer misglosses it.”

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