mountayne

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mounteyne, mowntayne, mownteyn, mowynten, montane, mowntayn, mountain, montaigne, mountaigne, muntain, mounteyn, montayne, montayn, monteine, muntayne

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman muntaigne, muntaine, both from Vulgar Latin *montānia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːnˈtɛi̯n(ə)/, /muːnˈtɛi̯n(ə)/, /ˈmuːntin(ə)/

Noun

mountayne (plural mountaynes)

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

Descendants

• English: mountain
• Scots: muntain

References

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