\Mis*give"\, v. t. [imp. {Misgave}; p. p. {Misgiven}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Misgiving}.]
1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] --Laud.
2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead
   of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make
   irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and
   followed by the objective personal pronoun.
         So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts What
         may befall him, to his harm and ours. --Shak.
         Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they
         had deserved.                         --Milton.
3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] --Shak.

\Mis*give"\, v. i.
To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or
irresolute. ``My mind misgives.'' --Shak.