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malignant (s.xii1)

malignant (s.xii1)

 
  FEW:  malignare 6/i,105a Gdf:  malignier (malignant) 5,123b GdfC: TL: malignier (malignant) 5,996 DEAF:  malignier (malignant)  DMF:  malignant  TLF: OED:  malignant adj. and n.  MED: DMLBS:

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evil-doer
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Tu covris mei del convent des malignanz, de multitudine de ovranz iniquitet  Oxf Ps ANTS 78.63.2
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  E despirrad li miens oilz icels ki agueitent me; d'icés ki s'esdrecent encuntre mei malignanz, ot la meie oreille  Camb Ps 171.XCI.11

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See also:

mal1  maligne  maligner  malignité  malignus 
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malignant