meshaing

Middle French

Etymology

Old French, ultimately from a Germanic language.

Noun

meshaing m (plural meshaings)

1. chaos; mayhem

Old French

Alternative forms

• mahain, mahaing, mehain, mehaing, meshain

Etymology

Proto-Germanic *gamaidiją, likely akin to *maidaz (“wounded, hurt”).

Noun

meshaing oblique singular, m (oblique plural meshainz, nominative singular meshainz, nominative plural meshaing)

1. mutilation; mayhem; loss of limb
2. injury
3. destruction; annihilation; damage; harm

Related terms

• meshaignier

Descendants

• English: mayhem

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (meshain)