mounten

mounten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mounte, mownte, mountyn, munt

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman mounter, munter (“to mount”), from Vulgar Latin *montō; equivalent to mount +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuːntən/, /ˈmuntən/

Verb

mounten

1. To go, travel or rise upwards; to begin ascension.
2. To climb atop a mount; to bestride or begin to ride.
3. (rare) To raise or elevate; to lift up or advocate
4. (rare) To thrive; to grow or become greater in number.
5. (rare, Late Middle English) To amount to; to be of a certain value.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mounten (weak)

infinitive	(to) mounten
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	mounte	mountede
2nd person singular	mountest	mountedest
3rd person singular	mounteth, mounteþ	mountede
plural	mounten	mounteden
subjunctive	present	past
singular	mounte	mountede
plural	mounten	mounteden
imperative	present
singular	mounte
plural	mounteth, mounteþ
participle	present	past
	mountende, mountinge	mounted, ymounted

Descendants

• English: mount
• Scots: munt

References

• “mǒunten (v.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-08.