Tuesday, March 20, 2007

March 31, 2006: Aprilhem, Mayhem

may·hem ('hĕm', mā'əm): A state of violent disorder or riotous confusion; havoc.

[Middle English maim, mayhem, from Anglo-Norman maihem, from Old French mahaigne, injury, from mahaignier, to maim, from Vulgar Latin *mahanāre, probably of Germanic origin.]

1 comment:

Sheila Shigley said...

Bob Manor said:

A- hem.
The town lay in rubble.