"maymen" meaning in Middle English

See maymen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈmæi̯mən/, /ˈmæi̯nən/, /maˈæi̯mən/, /mæi̯ˈæi̯mən/, /ˈmæi̯ɳə/ [Northern], /ˈmaɳə/ [Northern], /ˈmɛɳə/ [Northern]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman mahaimer, alteration of Old French mahaignier, mehaignier after Frankish *hammjan (“to restrict”); thus equivalent to maym (“injury”) + -en (infinitival suffix). Forms with /n/, /ɳ/ continue the unaltered Old French form. Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|xno|mahaimer}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman mahaimer, {{m+|fro|mahaignier}} Old French mahaignier, {{cog|frk|*hammjan|t=to restrict}} Frankish *hammjan (“to restrict”), {{af|enm|maym|-en|id2=infinitival|pos2=infinitival suffix|t1=injury}} maym (“injury”) + -en (infinitival suffix) Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} maymen, {{enm-verb|stem=maym}} maymen (third-person singular simple present maymeth, present participle maymende, maymynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle maymed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|maym}} Forms: maymeth [present, singular, third-person], maymende [participle, present], maymynge [participle, present], maymed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], maymen [infinitive], to maymen [infinitive], mayme [infinitive], mayme [first-person, present, singular], maymed [first-person, past, singular], maymest [present, second-person, singular], maymedest [past, second-person, singular], maymeth [present, singular, third-person], maymed [past, singular, third-person], mayme [present, singular, subjunctive], maymed [past, singular, subjunctive], mayme [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], maymen [plural, present], mayme [plural, present], maymeden [past, plural], maymede [past, plural], maymeth [imperative, plural, present], mayme [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], maymynge [participle, present], maymende [participle, present], maymed [participle, past], ymaymed [participle, past]
  1. To maim; to physically injure as to impair. Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-maymen-enm-verb-w2Y4pyGP Disambiguation of Violence: 80 20 Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 46 54
  2. (figuratively) To ruin or destroy. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-maymen-enm-verb-PSfUMA5y Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival) Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 37 63 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 77 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -en (infinitival): 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mahaymen, maheyme, mayme, mayn, mayne, maynyn, maynhe [Northern]

Alternative forms

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          "physically",
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        "(figuratively) To ruin or destroy."
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      "ipa": "/ˈmæi̯nən/"
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      "ipa": "/maˈæi̯mən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mæi̯ˈæi̯mən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmæi̯ɳə/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmaɳə/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɛɳə/",
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mahaymen"
    },
    {
      "word": "maheyme"
    },
    {
      "word": "mayme"
    },
    {
      "word": "mayn"
    },
    {
      "word": "mayne"
    },
    {
      "word": "maynyn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern"
      ],
      "word": "maynhe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maymen"
}

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