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maligne (s.xii1)
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maligne (s.xii1)

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malin,  malingne,  malygne  
  FEW:  malignus 6/i,106a Gdf:  maligne 1, maligne 2 5,123a GdfC: ∅ TL: maligne 1 5,994 / maligne 2 4,995 DEAF:  maligne 1  DMF:  maligne  / malin  TLF:  malin  OED:  maligne n.  MED:  maligne n.  DMLBS: ∅

a.

theol.evil: 
( s.xii1; MS: c.1145 ) tei [...] chi raensis David tun serf de maligne glaive  Oxf Ps ANTS 129.143.11
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Aisil, ki forslignet de vin, Sunt felon porvers e malin  Salemon 6372
( s.xiii1; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Mes Deus en sa gloire benigne Vist bien de l'enemi malingne K'il vout la virge tresbuchier Et son purpens faire lesser  S Audree1 974
( c.1360-79; MS: s.xivex )  David auci le prophetize, Q'exterminer de sa juise Dieus doit la gent maligne au nient  GOWER Mirour 4572
angle maligne
theol.(the) Devil: 
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  L'espirit ki a vanitez tent, Corrumpent mondain accident; Entoschi‚ l'at l'angle malin E corrumpud de mal venin  Salemon 10931
maligne espirit
espirit

s.

theol.evil person: 
( s.xii1; MS: 1155-60 )  Ne vuilles tencer ot les malignes, e ne envies les feisanz felunie  Camb Ps 60.XXXVI.1
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  Sode pour lor avendrat El jor que Deus l’esmal dirrat, Quant lor dirat: ‘Alez, malin [...]’  Salemon 2971

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See also:

mal1  malignant  maligner  malignité  malignus 
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