malignen

Middle English

Alternative forms

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)

  1. To wrong; to abuse.
  2. To malign; to slander.
  3. (rare) To have distaste.

Conjugation

Conjugation of malignen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) malignen, maligne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular maligne maligned
2nd-person singular malignest malignedest
3rd-person singular maligneth maligned
subjunctive singular maligne
imperative singular —
plural1 malignen, maligne maligneden, malignede
imperative plural maligneth, maligne —
participles malignynge, malignende maligned, ymaligned

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: malign
  • Scots: maling (obsolete)

References

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