maltalentn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌmalˈtalənt/, U.S.

/ˌmælˈtælənt/

Forms: Middle English maletaulent, Middle English maltalant, Middle English maltalente, Middle English mantelent (transmission error), Middle English maultalent, Middle English mautalent, Middle English–1500s matalent, Middle English–1600s maletalent, Middle English– maltalent, 1500s mallalent (transmission error); also Scottish pre-1700 mailtalent, pre-1700 male talent, pre-1700 matelent, pre-1700 matilent, pre-1700 matulat.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French maltalent.

Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French maltalent, maltalant, mautalent anger, cause of anger, ill will (c1100 in Old French) < mal evil (see mal- prefix) + talent disposition, temper (see talent n.).

Now archaic.

A. n.

†1. Ill will, malevolence. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > ill-will > [noun]

evil willc897

leth971

loathc1175

atterness?c1225

ill1303

maltalentc1330

ill-willingnessa1340

talenta1380

malignityc1390

ill willa1400

fellnessc1410

malevolencec1454

malignation?c1500

hatefulness1548

malignance1605

malevolency1635

malignancy1640

reptilism1821

fiendism1852

unbenignity1867

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > ill will, malevolence > [noun]

evil willc897

leth971

loathc1175

atterness?c1225

ill1303

maltalentc1330

ill-willingnessa1340

talenta1380

malignityc1390

ill willa1400

with hard (also sorry) gracec1405

malevolencec1454

malignation?c1500

malignitiesa1529

hatefulness1548

malignance1605

fiendishness1613

malevolency1635

malignancy1640

fellness1678

malevolentness1727

malignantness1727

reptilism1821

unbenignity1867

c1330 (?c1300) Bevis of Hampton (Auch.) 3978 Sire Beues þo, veraiment For-ȝaf him alle is mautalent.

c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) 906 (MED) Her eiþer to oþere ost is went, Ful of yre and mautalent [Linc. Inn maltalent].

a1450 Partonope of Blois (Univ. Coll. Oxf.) (1912) 7449 (MED) My lady hath hyr maletalent Me for-gyfen.

1481 W. Caxton tr. Siege & Conqueste Jerusalem (1893) clxxviii. 262 And how they pardonned eche other theyr mal talentes and euyll wylles.

1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) iv. l. 465 Vpon the hed him straik in matelent.

a1500 (?a1450) Merlin 339 The Geaunte..gnasshed his teth and rolled his iyen, that were grete swollen for ire and mantelent [read mautelent] that he hadde.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) i. i. (title) Junois wraith and mailtalent.

1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus ii. f. 23^v Thay grew in matilent.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. iv. sig. Ff8 With heauy looke and lumpish pace, that plaine In him bewraid great grudge and maltalent.

a1648 Ld. Herbert Life Henry VIII (1649) 113 But not on this part only did the French shew their Mal-Talent.

a1649 W. Drummond Hist. James I in Wks. (1711) 14 He had ever a Male-talent against the King since the adjudging of the Earldom of Strathern from his Nephew Miles.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth xii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 332 That is the lot of them that the Black Douglas bears maltalent against.

2. [Revived by W. H. Auden, probably from dictionary record.] An ill-tempered person. rare.

ΚΠ

1965 W. H. Auden About House (1966) 40 Married maltalents Engaged in some covert contrast can spoil evening.

†B. adj.

Ill-tempered. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > [adjective] > in an ill humour

maltalenta1578

in a jeer1579

in suds1611

sullen-sick1614

in the pouts1615

out of sorts1621

cross1639

off the hooks1662

huff1714

sulkinga1777

as cross as a bear1838

sore-headed1844

sore-head1862

baity1921

a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) II. 43 King Harrie brunt as fyre and grew so matulat in anger that [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	maltalent
释义	maltalentn.adj. Brit. /ˌmalˈtalənt/, U.S. /ˌmælˈtælənt/ Forms: Middle English maletaulent, Middle English maltalant, Middle English maltalente, Middle English mantelent (transmission error), Middle English maultalent, Middle English mautalent, Middle English–1500s matalent, Middle English–1600s maletalent, Middle English– maltalent, 1500s mallalent (transmission error); also Scottish pre-1700 mailtalent, pre-1700 male talent, pre-1700 matelent, pre-1700 matilent, pre-1700 matulat. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French maltalent. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman and Middle French maltalent, maltalant, mautalent anger, cause of anger, ill will (c1100 in Old French) < mal evil (see mal- prefix) + talent disposition, temper (see talent n.). Now archaic. A. n. †1. Ill will, malevolence. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > ill-will > [noun] evil willc897 leth971 loathc1175 atterness?c1225 ill1303 maltalentc1330 ill-willingnessa1340 talenta1380 malignityc1390 ill willa1400 fellnessc1410 malevolencec1454 malignation?c1500 hatefulness1548 malignance1605 malevolency1635 malignancy1640 reptilism1821 fiendism1852 unbenignity1867 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > unkindness > ill will, malevolence > [noun] evil willc897 leth971 loathc1175 atterness?c1225 ill1303 maltalentc1330 ill-willingnessa1340 talenta1380 malignityc1390 ill willa1400 with hard (also sorry) gracec1405 malevolencec1454 malignation?c1500 malignitiesa1529 hatefulness1548 malignance1605 fiendishness1613 malevolency1635 malignancy1640 fellness1678 malevolentness1727 malignantness1727 reptilism1821 unbenignity1867 c1330 (?c1300) Bevis of Hampton (Auch.) 3978 Sire Beues þo, veraiment For-ȝaf him alle is mautalent. c1400 (?a1300) Kyng Alisaunder (Laud) (1952) 906 (MED) Her eiþer to oþere ost is went, Ful of yre and mautalent [Linc. Inn maltalent]. a1450 Partonope of Blois (Univ. Coll. Oxf.) (1912) 7449 (MED) My lady hath hyr maletalent Me for-gyfen. 1481 W. Caxton tr. Siege & Conqueste Jerusalem (1893) clxxviii. 262 And how they pardonned eche other theyr mal talentes and euyll wylles. 1488 (c1478) Hary Actis & Deidis Schir William Wallace (Adv.) (1968–9) iv. l. 465 Vpon the hed him straik in matelent. a1500 (?a1450) Merlin 339 The Geaunte..gnasshed his teth and rolled his iyen, that were grete swollen for ire and mantelent [read mautelent] that he hadde. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) i. i. (title) Junois wraith and mailtalent. 1575 J. Rolland Treat. Court Venus ii. f. 23^v Thay grew in matilent. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene iii. iv. sig. Ff8 With heauy looke and lumpish pace, that plaine In him bewraid great grudge and maltalent. a1648 Ld. Herbert Life Henry VIII (1649) 113 But not on this part only did the French shew their Mal-Talent. a1649 W. Drummond Hist. James I in Wks. (1711) 14 He had ever a Male-talent against the King since the adjudging of the Earldom of Strathern from his Nephew Miles. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth xii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. I. 332 That is the lot of them that the Black Douglas bears maltalent against. 2. [Revived by W. H. Auden, probably from dictionary record.] An ill-tempered person. rare. ΚΠ 1965 W. H. Auden About House (1966) 40 Married maltalents Engaged in some covert contrast can spoil evening. †B. adj. Ill-tempered. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > irascibility > ill humour > [adjective] > in an ill humour maltalenta1578 in a jeer1579 in suds1611 sullen-sick1614 in the pouts1615 out of sorts1621 cross1639 off the hooks1662 huff1714 sulkinga1777 as cross as a bear1838 sore-headed1844 sore-head1862 baity1921 a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) II. 43 King Harrie brunt as fyre and grew so matulat in anger that [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.c1330
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