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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Mainȝie, n. Also: maynȝe, manȝ(i)e, mangȝie, (mahaigne), menȝ(i)e, menye, meinȝe, -ȝie. (Late ME. and e.m.E. mayne (c 1440), OF. mahaing, meshaigne, maaigne.] A crippling or disabling wound or injury, a mutilation. 1456 Hay I. 116/16.
The quhilkis quha ever strykis with wappin or othir villaynis manȝe Ib. II. 40/13.
Na man that has mahaigne, na demembrit na othir wayis manket in corssage [etc.] c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 626.
To stand abak For dout he gat sum menȝe or sum lak a1500 Henr. Fab. 1036 (Bann.).
This wolf … on his wayis went Off his maynȝe [v.rr. meinȝe, menye] merkand to gete remede 1597 Skene Verb. S.
Machamium … from the auld French worde Mehaigne, quhilk we call Manȝie [1599, Mainȝie] hurt, mutilation, demembration [etc.] Id. Reg. Maj. Table.
Mangȝie

b. fig. A defect or flaw. 14.. Reg. Maj. cxvi.
The sellar the thing to the byar salde as hall & withoutyne manȝe deliueryt [Skene as without anie fault or menȝie] c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxi. 12.
He that hes for his awin genȝie Ane plesand prop, but mank or menȝie 1590-1 Bruce Serm. 350.
To see a youth … without a notable inconvenient either to body or soul … without a notable menȝe, as we speak 1654 Johnston Diary (1919) II. 271.
O Lord putt over his youth without a mark or a meinȝie