† malefigien.

Forms: 1800s malefigie, 1800s–1900s malafiges (in dictionaries, as plural).

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch malefietje.

Etymology: < Dutch malefietje storm petrel < malefijt (1615 or earlier; perhaps < Portuguese malfeitor malefactor n. or the corresponding adjective malefeito , or perhaps < Old French, Middle French maleviz , malefice malefice n.) + -je, suffix forming diminutives.Pronunciation unknown.

Nautical slang. Obsolete. rare.

A seabird whose presence is said to presage bad weather (sometimes identified with the storm petrel).

ΚΠ

?1780 Succinct Treat. Pop. Astron. 34 The appearance of the Malefigie at sea, is a certain forerunner of violent winds, and (early in the morning) denotes horrible tempests at hand.

1890 Cent. Dict. 3590/3 Malafiges, a sailors' name for a small sea-bird supposed to appear before a storm: apparently, the stormy petrel or Mother Carey's chicken.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	malefigie
释义	† malefigien. Forms: 1800s malefigie, 1800s–1900s malafiges (in dictionaries, as plural). Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch malefietje. Etymology: < Dutch malefietje storm petrel < malefijt (1615 or earlier; perhaps < Portuguese malfeitor malefactor n. or the corresponding adjective malefeito , or perhaps < Old French, Middle French maleviz , malefice malefice n.) + -je, suffix forming diminutives.Pronunciation unknown. Nautical slang. Obsolete. rare. A seabird whose presence is said to presage bad weather (sometimes identified with the storm petrel). ΚΠ ?1780 Succinct Treat. Pop. Astron. 34 The appearance of the Malefigie at sea, is a certain forerunner of violent winds, and (early in the morning) denotes horrible tempests at hand. 1890 Cent. Dict. 3590/3 Malafiges, a sailors' name for a small sea-bird supposed to appear before a storm: apparently, the stormy petrel or Mother Carey's chicken. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.?1780
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