maym

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman mahaim, alteration of Old French mahaing, mehaing after Frankish *hammjan (“to restrict”). Forms with /n/ continue the unaltered Old French form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mæi̯m/, /mæi̯n/

Noun

maym (plural maymes)

  1. A bodily injury or disfigurement.

Descendants

  • English: mayhem; (obsolete) maim
  • Middle Scots: menȝe, manȝe

References

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