malignen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === maligne, malingne, malygne, malyngne === Etymology === Borrowed from Anglo-Norman malignier, from Late Latin malignāre; equivalent to maligne +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maˈliːnən/, /maˈli(n)ɡnən/ === Verb === malignen (third-person singular simple present maligneth, present participle malignende, malignynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle maligned) To wrong; to abuse. To malign; to slander. (rare) To have distaste. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: malign Scots: maling (obsolete) ==== References ==== “malīgnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.