maym
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Middle English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
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.
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Noun[edit]
maym (plural maymes)
- A bodily injury or disfigurement.
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References[edit]
- “maim(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.