mislay
English
/mɪsˈleɪ/
verb
Definitions
- To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it.
Etymology
Prefix from English lay (meadow).
Origin
English
lay
Gloss
meadow
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allay English
- belay English
- flatlay English
- forelay English
- forlay English
- inlay English
- interlay English
- lay English
- lay down English
- lay judge English
- lay out English
- layabout English
- layback English
- layer English
- layest English
- layeth English
- layflat English
- layland English
- layless English
- layman English
- layout English
- layover English
- layperson English
- layshaft English
- layship English
- laystall English
- laytime English
- layup English
- laywoman English
- mislayer English
- offlay English
- onlay English
- outlay English
- overlay English
- pipelay English
- prelay English
- re-lay English
- underlay English
- unlay English
- uplay English
- waylay English
- layen Middle English
- lay
- layup
- belay
- uplay
- layer
- inlay
- allay
- unlay
- onlay
- prelay
- forlay
- layeth
- layout
- re-lay
- outlay
- waylay
- layman
- layest
- offlay
- flatlay
- layflat
- laytime
- layship
- overlay
- forelay
- lay out
- layless
- layback
- pipelay
- layland
- layover
- layshaft
- interlay
- laystall
- layabout
- lay down
- underlay
- mislayer
- laywoman
- layperson
- lay judge