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