Etymology

maimed

M3A1I1M3E1D2

Today it means: Partially or wholly deprived of the use of some part of the body, usually by wounding or injury. Full definition →

Middle English maymed
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  1. Middle English · inherited frommaymed
  2. English todaymaimed

From Middle English maymed, ymaymed. By surface analysis, maim + -ed.

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