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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Misgaa. The following context is ambiguous: if seing is taken as the pres. ppl. ‘seeing’, then misgaa must be construed as infin. of Misga v. in an unrecorded sense, ? to miss or ? to misfire (cf. Misgif v. 3); more prob., seing is the conj., = since, and misgaa = Misgap.t. —1586–7 Reg. Privy C. IV. 139.
[He] schote ane pistolett at him … and, seing the same misgaa, he bendit … ane uthir pistollett at him
