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† malengin Obs.
Forms: 4–7 malengin, 5 male ingyne, 5–6 male engyne, malengyne, 5, 7 malengyn, 6 male engin, mallengyn, malingen, male-ingine, malengine, 6–7 male engine.
[a. OF. malengin, f. mal evil (see mal-) + engin contrivance, engine n.]
Evil machination, ill-intent; fraud, deceit, guile.
1390Gower Conf. II. 138 So mai men knowe, how the florin Was moder ferst of malengin. 1426in E.E. Wills (1882) 70 Withoute fraude or male engyne. 1470–85Malory Arthur xviii. v. 733 For good loue she bad vs to dyner and not for no male engyne. 1502Arnolde Chron. 88 b/1 He was a good & an honest marchaunt without fraude or malengyne. 1529Act 21 Hen. VIII, c. 13 By any Manner of Means, Fraud, or Male Engine. c1540tr. Pol. Verg. Eng. Hist. (Camden No. 36) 226 Whoe, preventinge his Male Engine, invaded his bowndes. 1590Spenser F. Q. iii. i. 53 Priefe Of such malengine and fine forgerye. 1611Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. vii. §5. 514 The same in good faith keepe, and without mal-Engyn. 1641Milton Reform. i. Wks. 1851 III. 8 When the Protectors Brother..through private malice and mal-engin was to lose his life. 1726Ayliffe Parergon 315 All Presumption of Fraud and Male-engine ceases through the authority of the Judge.
¶b. Misused for: ? Ruin; ? evil genius.
1601Bp. W. Barlow Defence 59 An opinion which is the verie male-engine of all sound diuinitie. |