surmounten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sourmonte, sourmounten, surmonte, surmount, surmounte

Etymology

From Old French surmonter; equivalent to sur- +‎ mounten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /surˈmuːntən/, /surˈmuntən/

Verb

surmounten

1. To be or go above; to be higher than:
   1. To surpass; to be superior (than something).
   2. To go beyond; to transcend.
2. To vanquish; to be victorious against.
3. (rare) To achieve might or achievement.
4. (rare) To exceed; to be more numerous than.

Conjugation

Conjugation of surmounten (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) surmounten, surmounte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	surmounte	surmounted
2nd-person singular	surmountest	surmountedest
3rd-person singular	surmounteth	surmounted
subjunctive singular	surmounte
imperative singular		—
plural1	surmounten, surmounte	surmounteden, surmountede
imperative plural	surmounteth, surmounte	—
participles	surmountynge, surmountende	surmounted

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: surmount

References

• “surmǒunten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.