malveuille

malveuille

English

Etymology

French mal "bad", "badly" + veuille, the second-person singular subjunctive form vouloir, "to want".

Verb

malveuille (third-person singular simple present malveuilles, present participle malveuilling, simple past and past participle malveuilled)

1. (rare) To disrespect. To wish ill on someone.
   • 1976. Wurzels The Combine Harvester (song):

     Now something's telling me / that you're malveuilling me.

Usage notes

Rarely seen in Modern English except in song. Malveuille is in common use in small villages in West Worcestershire - notably Alfrick, Brockamin, Lulsley etc.