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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Mal-ingyne, -engyne, n. Also: male-, mail- and -ingine, -engine; mailangin. [ME. and e.m.E. malengin (1390), male engyne (1426), OF. malengin, f. mal evil and engin Engine n., Ingine n.] Deception, guile, trickery: cf. Ingine n. 5 (1).Common in legal contracts in a formula renouncing fraud.(1) c1420 Ratis R. 1482.
Wyt is twrnyt in mail engyne
1456 Hay I. 226/1. Ib. 242/29.
Sa that thare war nouthir fraude, barat na malengyne in the mater
Ib. 269/5. 1492 Myll Spect. 281/29.
Vyrgynis & ȝoung damessellis The quhilk can haif within thame na fraud lechorye nor malingyne as thire vther wemen
(2) 1398 Liber Melros 489.
Me … to pay … thretty pund forouten al manere of cauillacoun, … fraude, force, and male engine
1409 Red Bk. Menteith II. 280. 1465 Buccleuch Mun. II. 67. 1474 Aboyne Rec. 18.(b) 1469 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 416.
But fraud or gyle or male ingyne
1477 Stirlings of Keir 250.
Without reuocatione, fraude, gyle, male ingine or fruel exceptione
1500 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 633.(c) 1481 Soc. Ant. Chart. (Reg. H.) No. 14.
All fraud and gile mailangyn and excepcon secludit and away put

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