maltalent

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English maltalent, from Anglo-Norman maltalent and Middle French maltalent, maltalant, from mal (“evil”) + talent (“disposition”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mælˈtælənt/ === Noun === maltalent (uncountable) (obsolete) Ill will; malice, malevolence. [14th–19th c.] == Middle English == === Alternative forms === male talent, male-talent, maletalent, maltalant, maltelent, mautalent, mautelent === Etymology === From Middle French maltalent, from Old French mautalant; equivalent to mal- +‎ talent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /malˈtalɛnt/, /mau̯ˈtalɛnt/, /ˌmaːlˈtalɛnt/ === Noun === maltalent (uncountable) ill will, malice, anger ==== Descendants ==== English: maltalent (obsolete) ==== References ==== “maltalent, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Middle French == === Etymology === Old French mautalant. === Noun === maltalent m (plural maltalens) evil intention(s) ==== Descendants ==== → Middle English: maltalent, male talent, male-talent, maletalent, maltalant, maltelent, mautalent, mautelentEnglish: maltalent (obsolete) === References === maltalent on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)