Etymology

amay

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Today it means: to dismay; confound; be dismayed Full definition →

Middle English amayen ← Old French amaier
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromamaier
  2. Middle English · inherited fromamayen
  3. English todayamay

Inherited from Middle English amayen, from Old French amaier, esmaier (“to dismay”).

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