![]() The useful Middle English verb mischieve (early 14c.), used by Skelton and Gavin Douglas, has, for some reason, fallen from currency. 5, both major holidays, and perhaps the original point was pilfering for the next day's celebration and bonfire but in Yorkshire, Scotland, and Ireland the night was Halloween. England was the eve of May Day and of Nov. The meaning has softened with time in Middle English to be full of mischief was to be miserable to make mischief was "to result in misery." Those kids are causing mischief again, no doubt.Esos chicos están haciendo travesuras otra vez, sin duda. ![]() No sé qué travesura están planeando, pero no me involucren. Sense of "playful malice" is recorded by 1784. la travesura (F) I dont know what mischief youre planning, but leave me out of it. Mischief started his career as part of a local group. Meaning "harm or evil considered as the work of some agent or due to some cause" is from late 15c. Mischief by alias Jerome by birth, is a British Rapper originating from Shepherds Bush, West London. 1300, "evil condition, misfortune hardship, need, want wickedness, wrongdoing, evil," from Old French meschief "misfortune, harm, trouble annoyance, vexation" (12c., Modern French méchef), verbal noun from meschever "come or bring to grief, be unfortunate" (opposite of achieve), from mes- "badly" (see mis- (2)) + chever "happen, come to a head," from Vulgar Latin *capare "head," from Latin caput "head" (from PIE root *kaput- "head").
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