misfare

/mɪsˈfɛː/

Etymology

From Old English misfaran, corresponding to mis- + fare.

noun

  1. Misfortune, ill fate.“Whereto great comfort in her sad misfare / Was Amoret, companion of her care […].”

verb

  1. To go astray; to transgress, to sin.
  2. To fare badly; to be unlucky.