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)

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

Related terms

sermontayne

Descendants

English: mountain
Scots: muntain

References

“mǒuntain(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-08.

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