havoc, n.Forms: ME havok, ME hauoke, haue ok, 15–16 havocke, 15–18 havock, 15– havoc.
Etymology: < Anglo-Norman havok, altered in some way from Old French havot (c1150 in Du Cange, havo), used in same sense, especially in phrase crier havot. Probably of Germanic origin.
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“So as to give them courage we must teach people to be shocked by themselves.”
