myschef
Middle English
/mɛsˈtʃeːf/
noun
Definitions
- A troubling or unfortunate situation or event; an issue, misfortune, disaster, or hardship.
- Distress, torment, agony; the feeling of sorrowfulness.
- An affliction or detrimental condition; that which harms.
- Iniquity, wrongfulness, or sin; malicious acts or actions.
- The chaos or turmoil created by conflict or battling; the negative effects of warfare.
- A need or want of something; poorness, hardship.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French meschief affix from Middle English chef.
Origin
Middle English
chef
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chief English
- mischief English
- mischiefful English
- mischiefless English
- mischiefmaking English
- mischievous English
- *capare Latin
- chef Middle English
- chefly Middle English
- myschefe Middle English
- myscheven Middle English
- myschevous Middle English
- myschevously Middle English
- chief Old French
- meschever Old French
- meschief Old French
- meschevous xno