maligno, 1, v. a., and malignor, ātus, 1, v. dep. id., to do or contrive maliciously, to malign (post-class.). Form maligno: consilium super populum tuum, Vulg. Psa. 83, 4: venena malignantes, i. e. maliciously ejecting, Amm. 22, 15, 26.

— Form malignor: quanta malignatus est inimicus in sancto, Vulg. Psa. 74, 3: in prophetis meis nolite malignari, id. ib. 105, 15; 37, 8 sq.

—P. a. as subst.: malignan-tes, ium, m., the wicked, Vulg. Psa. 21, 17 al.