mislay /mɪsˈleɪ/ verb2 •To leave or lay something in the wrong place and then forget where one put it.He cannot see well, mislays his glasses, and frequently mismends the nets. — 1971 •(no longer used) To err in placing something.[F]ire, if it be well and rightly vsed, burneth in the house to the good and pꝛofit of the familie: but if mislayed oꝛ abused, burneth the house to the vndoing of the inhabitantes: […] — 1601 formsmislaid · mislaying · mislays