Exact historical dictionary sense

Mistake in Webster's 1913 dictionary

The 1913 record labels mistake as verb. Its source-bounded etymology and selected historical definition appear below.

WEBSTER 1913verb

Mistake

[Pref. mis- + take: cf. Icel. mistaka.]

Cross-verified historical sense

The source text may be outdated. The page preserves that historical boundary.

Cross-verified 1913 record

Headwordmistake

Part of speechverb

Historical etymology[Pref. mis- + take: cf. Icel. mistaka.]

Selected historical definitionTo take or choose wrongly.

Signed record IDwebster1913-mistake-verb-40249bf36fb2

Source locatorCIDE.M, paragraph 7854; Gutenberg eBook 665

Edition-scoped answerNot earliest-attestation proofNot modern consensus

Independent historical textProject Gutenberg section 665 Signed structural record sourceGNU GCIDE 0.54 archive

Quick answer

In Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), "mistake" is labeled verb. Its etymology is recorded as: "[Pref. mis- + take: cf. Icel. mistaka.]" The selected historical definition says: "To take or choose wrongly."

Project Gutenberg Webster 1913 plus signed GNU GCIDE 0.54 Exact cross-verified historical record reviewed 2026-10-04

What this answer proves

One named sense in one historical dictionary edition.

The answer reports the selected headword, part of speech, etymology, definition, and source locator as transcribed in the cross-verified 1913 record.

Evidence boundaryIt does not establish the earliest attestation or a complete borrowing chain.It does not claim current scholarly consensus or a modern dictionary definition.Historical dictionary text may be obsolete, incomplete, inaccurate, or offensive by modern standards.

More released M records

Every card owns a different source record and historical sense.

noun

Browse released M records - browse all historical records.

Mistake in Webster's 1913 dictionary

One named sense in one historical dictionary edition.

More released M records

Must

Money

Million

Major

Moment