maleir

From a pre-literary */maleˈðiɾ/, inherited from Latin maledīcere. Compare Occitan malasir.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [mə.ləˈi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ma.leˈiɾ]

maleir (first-person singular present maleeixo, first-person singular preterite maleí, past participle maleït)

1. (transitive) to curse
2. (transitive) to damn

   Synonyms: condemnar, damnar

• maledicció

• beneir

• “maleir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

• maleïr
• maleistre

From Latin maledīcere, present active infinitive of maledīcō. Cf. also the form maldire, maudire, which were borrowings.

maleir

1. to curse; to damn

This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb ends in a palatal stem, so there is an extra i before the e of some endings. This verb has irregularities in its conjugation. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

• maldire, maudire