mountayne
Middle English
Alternative forms
- mounteyne, mowntayne, mownteyn, mowynten, montane, mowntayn, mountain, montaigne, mountaigne, muntain, mounteyn, montayne, montayn, monteine, muntayne
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman muntaigne, muntaine, both from Vulgar Latin *montānia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muːnˈtɛi̯n(ə)/, /muːnˈtɛi̯n(ə)/, /ˈmuːntin(ə)/, /ˈmuːntən(ə)/
Noun
mountayne (plural mountaynes)
- A mountain; a mount or peak.
- (rare) A lump or pile.
Descendants
- English: mountain
- Scots: muntain
References
- “mǒuntain(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-08.