FromMiddle Englishmislien,mislyen, equivalent tomis- +‎lie.

mislie (third-person singular simple presentmislies,present participlemislying,simple pastmislay,past participlemislain)

1. (intransitive) Tolie awkwardly, uncomfortably, or amiss.

• simile,smilie

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