Logeion | malignus

malīgnus, a, um: adj. (malus and genō), spiteful, malicious, malignant, 5.654; treacherous, 6.270; = inīquus, inadequate, confined, 11.525.

mălignus, a, um, adj. [for maligenus, malus, and gen-, root of gigno; cf. the opp. benignus], of an evil nature or disposition, ill-disposed, wicked, mischievous, malicious, spiteful, envious, malignant, malign (poet. and post-Aug.; syn.: invidus, malevolus, parcus).

I In gen.: maligni caupones, Hor. S. 1, 5, 4: magnaque numinibus vota exaudita malignis, unkind, Juv. 10, 111.— Of inanim. and abstr. things: malignissima capita, Sen. Vit. Beat. 18: litus, Luc. 8, 565: portus, id. 5, 651: leges, Ov. M. 10, 329: votum, Cat. 67, 5: verba, Manil. 4, 573: mente malignā, Cat. 68, 37: studia, Ov. Tr. 4, 1, 101: vulgus, Hor. C. 2, 16, 40: oculi, Verg. A. 5, 654.—
II In partic.
- A Stingy, niggardly: malignus, largus, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 17 (401).—Of favors, Ter. Hec. 159: vagae ne parce malignus arenae ossibus particulam dare, Hor. C. 1, 28, 23.—Trop.: fama, Ov. H. 16, 143: in laudandis dictionibus, Quint. 2, 2, 6.—
- B Transf.
- - 1 Barren, unfruitful: terra malignior ceteris, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 15: colles, Verg. G. 2, 179.—
  - 2 Scanty, insufficient, dim, petty, small, narrow: ostium, too narrow, Sen. Q. N. 3, 27: aditus, Verg. A. 11, 525: ignis, Mart. 10, 96, 7: lux, Verg. A. 6, 270: conspecta est parva maligna Unda procul venā, Luc. 9, 500: munus, Plin. 7, 50, 51, § 167.—Hence, adv.: mălignē.
  - 1 In gen., ill-naturedly, spitefully, enviously, malignantly (not in Cic. or Caes.): maledice ac maligne loqui, Liv. 45, 39.—Comp.: malignius habitum esse sermonem, Curt. 8, 1, 8.—
  - 2 In partic.
  - - a Stingily, grudgingly: ager maligne plebi divisus, Liv. 8, 12: famem exstinguere, sparingly, Sen. Ep. 18, 9: non mihi fuit tam maligne, ut, etc., it has not gone so poorly with me that, etc., Cat. 10, 18: dispensare, Sen. Ben. 6, 16, 7: laudare, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 209.—Comp.: dicis, malignius tecum egisse naturam, Sen. Ep. 44, 1.—
    - b Little, scantily: terra eorum, quae seruntur, maligne admodum patiens, a very little, Mel. 2, 2: apertus, Sen. Ben. 6, 34, 3: virens, Plin. 34, 11, 26, § 112.

malīgnus, a, um, Adi. (malus u. gigno), eig., bösartig; dah. abgünstig, mißgünstig (Ggstz. benignus), I) im allg.: vulgus. Hor.: sermo, Suet.: capita malignissima, Sen.: oculis malignis spectare, Verg. – od. böse, schlimm, leges, Ov.: tellus, schlimmer, übler Weg, Stat. – od. schädlich, studia, Ov.: lolium, Calp. – II) insbes.: A) karg, knauserig, nicht freigebig, zu sparsam gegen andere, 1) eig., Ggstz. largus, Plaut.: caupo, Hor.: in laudandis discipulorum dictionibus nec malignus nec effusus, Quint. – 2) übtr.: a) karg, unfruchtbar, terra, Plin. ep.: collis, Verg. – b) sparsam, klein, wenig, schmal, schwach, lux, Verg.: aditus, Verg.: ostium, Sen.: fama, Ov. – B) kalt, spröde im Betragen, Ter. Hec. 159. Ov. am. 1, 4, 66.

malignus [CL] 1 malign, ill-willed: a (of person, group, or part of the body); b (of thought or act). a his adversantur vitiorum castra maligna Aldh. VirgV 2456; Christus ‥ per Paulum ‥ cecitate ~um percussit magum V. Greg. 81; a ~a manu hostilis gladii omnem amaritudinem renovavit V. Cuthb. III 6; cum Aedilred ‥ adducto ~o exercitu Cantiam vastaret Bede HE IV 12; nec ~orum hominum reciperet contra justitiam sententias Abbo Edm. 4; a ~is spiritibus ‥ arripitur Gir. TH II 5; Palpo par Protheo vel usiformior, / ‥ / et quanto mollior tanto malignior Walt. Wimb. Palpo 89. b et graditur semper fastu comitata maligno Aldh. VirgV 2705; cupiditas et ~a professorum detestanda studia graviora nocendi genera legalibus statibus adjecerunt (Leg. Hen. 6. 3) GAS 552; c1260 iidem Walenses de Kyri eandem terram nostram incursu malino et consueto invadentes ‥ depredabant AncC III 80. 2 (as sb.): a (m.) malign or ill-willed man, malefactor; b (spec.) the Evil One, Satan; c (n., in ~o positus) placed in adversity, put in a bad position. a donec prostratus succumberet arte maligni Aldh. Aen. 76 (Melarius) 2; Pilatus ‥ precepit duos ~os secum suspendi Eul. Hist. I 103; canticum quod composuere ~i in derisu procerum tyrannice interfectorum Pol. Poems I 436n. b Deo gratias qui me ‥ a ~o perfecte liberavit Ben. Pet. Mir. Thom. IV 86. c p797 mundus in ~o positus est Alcuin Ep. 260; si totus mundus in ~o positus fuerat, seipsos murum pro domo Israel opponere deberent Flor. Hist. III 183; consulo ergo, ut non eligamus matrem, i. e. mundum istum, quia totus in ~o positus est G. Roman. 90 (82); in maligno positus ‥ est mundus totus Mon. Francisc. I 592. 3 harmful, injurious, noxious: a (bot.); b (astr.). a c1308 superhabundancia ~arum herbarum (v. herba 1e). b electuarium ‥ non permittatur ibidem in illa nocte in qua luna erit ~ior et carens cursu superiori in radiis suis [gl.: luna dicitur ~ior quando est in detrimento suo] Bacon V 104.

mălignus, (10) a, um (malus 1), ¶ 1 de nature mauvaise, méchant, perfide, envieux : Hor. O. 2, 16, 40 ; S. 1, 5, 4 ; Juv. 10, 111 ; Ov. M. 10, 329 || malignissimus Sen. Vita b. 18 ¶ 2 chiche, avaricieux, avare : Pl. Bacch. 401 ; Ter. Hec. 159 ; Hor. O. 1, 28, 23 ; Quint. 2, 2, 6 || [en parl. du sol] mauvais, stérile : Virg. G. 2, 179 ; malignior Plin. Min. Ep. 2, 17, 15 || petit, chétif, insuffisant, étroit : Virg. En. 11, 525 ; Sen. Nat. 3, 27 ; Plin. 7, 167 ; Luc. 9, 500.

malignus, a, um (malus¹ en gigno) (poët.; postklass.)

1. boosaardig, afgunstig, jaloers [vulgus; sermo];
2. schadelijk, verderfelijk [leges];
3. (metaf.) onvruchtbaar, schraal [terra; collis];
4. gierig, niet gul, niet toeschietelijk [dux]; ➤ ager -e plebi divisus;
5. gering, spaarzaam [lux; aditus smal];
6. (eccl.) goddeloos; ➤ ~ spiritus duivel.

malignus , a, um. adj. c.
惡心者。嫉妒。吝。不給。— in laudando 吝讚老。Maligni colles 生長未幾之山。Maligna lux 不明之光。Aditus maligni 難入之門。

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, Diabolus, qui scriptoribus Ecclesiasticis passim Malus dicitur. Nostris vulgo, le Malin esprit. Commodianus Instr. 59 : Vincite Malignum, pudicæ feminæ Christi. Arnoldus Abb. Bonæ-Vallis de Oper. sex dier. de Paulo Apost. pag. 97 : De regula quoque conjugii et castitatis,... de idololatris multa ibi proponit et discutit, in quibus et elisum et elidendum caput Maligni ostendit. Supra Malignos spiritus vocat. Malignus hostis, apud Petrum Damiani lib. 6. Ep. 33. Epitaphium Theodulfi Aurel. Ep. : Pro dolor ! hunc pepulit propria de sede Malignus. Occurrit apud Abdiam Babylonic. lib. 3. Histor. Apostol. pag. 33. Gregorium Turon. de Gloria Confess. cap. 55. in Vita S. Liudgeri Episcopi Mimigard. n. 20. in Gestis S. Theotonii n. 4. apud Ughellum tom. 4. pag. 1288. etc. Vide Malus, Iniquus, Inimicus.

malīgnus adj.

malus+GEN-, ill-disposed, wicked, malicious, spiteful, envious, malignant, malign: volgus, H.: numina, unkind, Iu.: hoc maligno dente carpunt: leges, O.: oculi, V.—Stingy, niggardly: caupones, H.: Maligna facta ilico est, i. e. reserved, T.: fama, slanderous, O.: colles, barren, V.: aditus, narrow, V.: lux, scanty, V.

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