maligner (s.xii1)
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maligner (s.xii1)

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[ FEW: 6/i,104b malignare; Gdf: 5,123a malignier; GdfC: ∅; TL: 5,996 malignier; DEAF:  malignier; DMF:  maligner; TLF:  malin (maligner); OED:  malign v.; MED:  malignen v.; DMLBS: 1694a malignari ]
 

v.a.

1to cause harm, be malicious to: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Lieve les tues mains es superbes d'els en fin! Cum granz choses maligna li enemis el saint  85.73.4
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm )  Il aveient la volunté pur luy maligner Et tant cum il poeient jour et nuit grever  590
maligner conseil sur
1 to devise malicious schemes against: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) Sur le tuen pople malignerent cunseil (Latin: Super populum tuum malignaverunt consilium)  92.82.3

v.n.

1 to cause harm, be malicious: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) ne voiles que tu malignes  63.36.7
maligner en
1 to cause harm, be malcious to: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 )  Ne voilez tucher les miens crist, e es miens prophetes ne voilez maligner  105.104.14
mal#1  malignant  maligne  malignité  malignus 
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maligner