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maimverb
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What does the verb maim mean?
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb maim. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
How common is the verb maim?
About 0.9occurrences per million words in modern written English
| 1750 | 2.2 |
| 1760 | 2.2 |
| 1770 | 2.2 |
| 1780 | 2.2 |
| 1790 | 2.2 |
| 1800 | 2.1 |
| 1810 | 2.1 |
| 1820 | 2.0 |
| 1830 | 1.9 |
| 1840 | 1.8 |
| 1850 | 1.8 |
| 1860 | 1.7 |
| 1870 | 1.7 |
| 1880 | 1.7 |
| 1890 | 1.6 |
| 1900 | 1.5 |
| 1910 | 1.4 |
| 1920 | 1.3 |
| 1930 | 1.2 |
| 1940 | 1.1 |
| 1950 | 0.99 |
| 1960 | 0.91 |
| 1970 | 0.88 |
| 1980 | 0.89 |
| 1990 | 0.88 |
| 2000 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 0.89 |
How is the verb maim pronounced?
British English
/meɪm/
maym
U.S. English
/meɪm/
maym
Where does the verb maim come from?
Earliest known use
Middle English
The earliest known use of the verb maim is in the Middle English period (1150—1500).
OED's earliest evidence for maim is from around 1325, in Chronicle of Robert of Gloucester.
maim is a borrowing from French.
Etymons: French mahaigner.
Nearby entries
- mail train, n.1839–
- mail truck, n.1921–
- mail-trunk, n.a1726
- mailure, n.c1450
- mail-van, n.1909–
- mail-wry, n.c1475
- maily, adj.¹1607
- maily, adj.²1610
- maim, n.¹a1325–
- maim, n.² & adj.?a1500–
- maim, v.c1325–
- maimai, n.1863–
- maimed, adj. & n.1340–
- maimedly, adv.1596–1680
- maimedness, n.1607–
- maimer, n.1530–
- maiming, n.a1425–
- Maimonidean, adj. & n.1820–
- Maimonist, n.1881–
- main, n.¹Old English–
- main, n.²1567–
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Entry history for maim, v.
maim, v. was revised in June 2000.
maim, v. was last modified in December 2023.
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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into maim, v. in December 2023.
Earlier versions of this entry were published in:
OED First Edition (1904)
OED Second Edition (1989)
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Nearby entries
- mail train, n.1839–
- mail truck, n.1921–
- mail-trunk, n.a1726
- mailure, n.c1450
- mail-van, n.1909–
- mail-wry, n.c1475
- maily, adj.¹1607
- maily, adj.²1610
- maim, n.¹a1325–
- maim, n.² & adj.?a1500–
- maim, v.c1325–
- maimai, n.1863–
- maimed, adj. & n.1340–
- maimedly, adv.1596–1680
- maimedness, n.1607–
- maimer, n.1530–
- maiming, n.a1425–
- Maimonidean, adj. & n.1820–
- Maimonist, n.1881–
- main, n.¹Old English–
- main, n.²1567–
