maim

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 References 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Cf. Old Norse meiða (“‘to injure seriously, to hurt’”)^[1].

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪm

[edit] Verb

to maim (third-person singular simple present maims, present participle maiming, simple past and past participle maimed)

1. To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.

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[edit] Derived terms

• maimer

[edit] References

• Notes:

1. ^ “maim” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aimm
• imam
• I'mma