mountayne

Middle English

Alternative forms

• montaigne, montane, montayn, montayne, monteine, mountaigne, mountain, mounteyn, mounteyne, mowntayn, mowntayne, mownteyn, mowynten, muntain, muntayne

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman muntaigne, muntaine, from Early Medieval Latin montānia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːnˈtæi̯n(ə)/, /munˈtæi̯n(ə)/, /ˈmuːntin(ə)/

Noun

mountayne (plural mountaynes)

1. A mountain; a mount or peak.
2. (rare) A lump or pile.

Related terms

• sermontayne

Descendants

• English: mountain
• English: (West Yorkshire) maantain
• Scots: muntain

References

• “mǒuntain(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 August 2018.