maym

Middle English

Alternative forms

mahame, maim, mayehem, mayme, mayn, mayne

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)

A bodily injury or disfigurement.

Related terms

maymen

Descendants

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

References

“maim(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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