myteyne

Middle English

Alternative forms

metayn, meteyn, meteyne, miteyn, mytan, myten, myteyn, myttan, mytten, myttyn, mytyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French mitaine, of unclear further etymology.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /miˈtæi̯n(ə)/, /ˈmitin(ə)/

Noun

myteyne (plural myteynes)

A glove or mitten.

Descendants

English: mitten
Scots: mitten

References

“mitain(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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