mounten

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman munter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre; equivalent to mount +‎ -en (infinitival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmuːntən/, /ˈmuntən/

Verb

mounten

  1. To go, travel or rise upwards; to begin ascension.
  2. To climb atop a mount; to bestride or begin to ride.
  3. (rare) To raise or elevate; to lift up or advocate
  4. (rare) To thrive; to grow or become greater in number.
  5. (rare, Late Middle English) To amount to; to be of a certain value.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mounten (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) mounten, mounte
present tense past tense
1st-person singular mounte mounted
2nd-person singular mountest mountedest
3rd-person singular mounteth mounted
subjunctive singular mounte
imperative singular —
plural1 mounten, mounte mounteden, mountede
imperative plural mounteth, mounte —
participles mountynge, mountende mounted, ymounted

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

Descendants

  • English: mount
  • Scots: munt

References

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