[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] meschief, from Anglo-French, misfortune, hardship, from Old French meschever to come out badly, mes- + chief head, end | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] meschief, from Anglo-French, misfortune, hardship, from Old French meschever to come out badly, mes- + chief head, end |