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单词 mayne
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maynev.

Forms: late Middle English mene, late Middle English–1500s mayne, late Middle English–1500s meane, 1500s mayn; Scottish pre-1700 mene, pre-1700 meyne.
Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Or (ii) a borrowing from French. Etymons: demean v.1; French mainer, mener; French mein-, mener.
Etymology: Either shortened < demean v.1 (see forms s.v.), or < Anglo-Norman mainer, meiner, or a similar variant of mener to lead, or < Anglo-Norman or Middle French mein-, stressed stem of mener (see menable adj.).With the phrase to mayne evil compare French malmener.
Obsolete.
1.
a. transitive (reflexive). To conduct oneself in a particular way.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > behave or conduct oneself [verb (reflexive)]
wieldOE
leadc1175
bear?c1225
steera1250
to take onc1275
contain1297
to shift one's handa1300
demeanc1320
guyc1325
govern1340
keep1362
havec1390
rulec1390
guide14..
conceivea1425
maintain?a1425
maynea1425
behavec1440
disporta1450
orderc1487
use1497
handle?1529
convey1530
gesture1542
treat1568
carry1584
deport1598
bestow1606
comport1616
mienc1680
conduct1706
a1425 (c1333–52) L. Minot Poems (1914) 2 (MED) Þai wald haue mend þam at þaire might, And besy war þai þareobout.
c1540 (?a1400) Gest Historiale Destr. Troy 11313 How may ye þus meane you with malis, for shame!
b. transitive. To lead or direct (a horse).
ΚΠ
c1440 (?a1400) Sir Perceval (1930) 711 (MED) The childe gon his mere mayne After þe stede.
c1440 (?a1400) Sir Perceval (1930) 1402 (MED) Agaynes thaym he rydis righte..And sythen gane his stede mayne Foure kempys agayne.
2. transitive. To treat in a particular way. to mayne evil: to maltreat.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > ill-treatment > ill-treat [verb (transitive)]
tuckc888
tawc893
misbedeOE
graithc1330
to fare fair or foul with1340
misusea1382
outrayc1390
beshrewc1430
huspelc1440
misentreat1450
mistreat1453
abuse?1473
to mayne evil1481
demean1483
to put (a person) to villainya1513
harry1530
mishandle1530
touse1531
misorder1550
worrya1556
yark1565
mumble1588
buse1589
crow-tread1593
disabuse1607
maltreat1681
squeeze1691
ill-treat1794
punish1801
tousle1826
ill-use1841
razoo1890
mess1896
to play horse with1896
to bugger about1921
slug1925
to give (a person) the works1927
to kick about or around1938
mess1963
1481 W. Caxton tr. Siege & Conqueste Jerusalem (1893) cxxxix. 208 The Archiers..that so fledde were so euyl mened that they were but a fewe whan they retorned in to thoost.
1508 Golagros & Gawane (Chepman & Myllar) sig. aii* Quhy has thow marrit my man with maistri to mene.
3. transitive. To conduct, direct, or manage (an affair).
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > control > [verb (transitive)] > manage or administer
steerc888
leadc1175
guyc1330
guidec1374
governa1382
ministera1382
treat1387
administer1395
dispose1398
skift?a1400
warda1400
solicit1429
to deal with1469
handlea1470
execute1483
convoy?a1513
conveyc1515
mayne1520
to bear (a person or thing) in (also an, a, on) handa1522
keepa1535
administrate1538
solicitate1547
to dispose of1573
manure1583
carry1600
manage1609
negotiate1619
conduct1632
to carry on1638
mesnage1654
nurse1745
work1841
operate1850
run1857
stage-manage1906
ramrod1920
1520 in J. D. Marwick Extracts Rec. Burgh Edinb. (1869) I. 200 And gif ony truble or debait happinis amangis ony of the saidis craftis, thai till meyne the samyn amangis tham self in cheritable maner.
1537 T. Cromwell in R. B. Merriman Life & Lett. T. Cromwell (1902) II. 92 It is Bruted that there shuld be a communication of a peax to be mayned by others.
1541 King Henry VIII in State Papers III. 332 Howe We thinke you maye best mayn thinges there to our purpose.
1546 State Papers XI. 225 I will do what I can to meane the thing: if there be no remedye, then must Godd worcke.
1549 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) II. App. 117 Beseching God to give you the grace to mayne and conduct them, as I do wish.

Derivatives

mayning n.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > control > [noun] > management or administration
dispositionc1374
ministrationc1390
disposing1406
procuration?a1425
guidingc1425
economy?1440
conduct1454
solicitation1492
regimenta1500
mayning1527
enterprisea1533
handlinga1538
conduction1565
manyment1567
disposure1569
conveyance1572
managing1579
disposement1583
government1587
carriage1589
manage1591
steerage1597
management1598
steering1599
manurance1604
fixing1605
dispose1611
administry?1616
husbandry1636
dispensatorship1637
admin1641
managery1643
disposal1649
mesnagery1653
contrectation1786
conducting1793
wielding1820
managership1864
operation1872
operating1913
case management1918
1527 T. Wolsey in State Papers Henry VIII (1830) I. 200 The universal peace, which is now in mayning and treating.
1550 in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1822) II. App. PP. 139 The mayning and directing of our affairs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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