Middle English Dictionary Entry
mallok(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | mallok(e n. Also malloc. |
| Etymology | Cp. OIr. maldacht a curse; Ir. mallact & Sc.Gael. mallachd, mallachadh. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Cursing.
Associated quotations
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)9.29 : Of whas mallok [vrr. malloke, malloc; L maledictione] his mouth ful is, Of swykedome, and of bitternes.
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)108.16 : He loued malloc dai and nighte.
- a1400 NVPsalter (Vsp D.7)108.17 : And malloc he cled als wede.