maheym
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mayhem — /may hem, may euhm/, n. 1. Law. the crime of willfully inflicting a bodily injury on another so as to make the victim less capable of self defense or, under modern statutes, so as to cripple or mutilate the victim. 2. random or deliberate… … Universalium
maim — [13] Maim and mayhem [15] are ultimately the same word. Both go back to a Vulgar Latin verb *mahagnāre ‘wound’, whose origins are unknown. This passed into Old French as mahaignier (whose probable Anglo Norman derivative *mahangler was the source … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
mayhem — /ˈmeɪhɛm / (say mayhem) noun 1. Law the crime of violently inflicting a bodily injury on another person (now often extended by statute to include any wilful mutilation of another s body). 2. confusion and chaos, especially when caused by violence …
maim — [13] Maim and mayhem [15] are ultimately the same word. Both go back to a Vulgar Latin verb *mahagnāre ‘wound’, whose origins are unknown. This passed into Old French as mahaignier (whose probable Anglo Norman derivative *mahangler was the source … Word origins
maim — [mām] vt. [ME maymen < OFr mahaigner, mayner] to deprive of the use of some necessary part of the body; cripple; mutilate; disable n. [ME mayme, maheym < OFr mahaing, main] Obs. an injury causing the loss or crippling of some necessary part … English World dictionary
mahen — mahen, maheym obs. ff. may v., maim … Useful english dictionary
