Munt

Old English Dictionary Entry

Munt

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words: fore-munt. munt

Definitions

1 munt

m. [from Lat. mons] A mount, hill, mountain :-- Munt mons, Wrt. Voc. i. 54, 4. Wæs se munt Garganas bifigende, Homl. Th. i. 504, 28. Tó Oliuetes muntes nyðerstige, Lk. Skt. 19, 37. Ofer ðæs muntes cnæpp, 4, 29: Ex. 19, 20. Ne mæg hús on munte lange gelǽstan, Bt. Met. Fox 7, 36; Met. 7, 18. Munte promontorio, Hpt. Gl. 420, 6. Munt Scyllam, 529, 20. Ábútan ðone munt, Ex. 19, 12. Ðæra munta cnollas, Gen. 8, 5. Tó ðám muntum, 14, 10. On heálícum muntum heortas wuniaþ, Ps. Th. 103, 17. On healecum muntum, Homl. Th. ii. 160, 29. Ðá ðá hé com tó muntum, ðá gemétten hine tceaþan, 502, 24, Tó Alpes ðǽm muntum, Ors. 4, 8; Swt. 186, 16. Ofer ða muntas ðe Caucaseas wé hátaþ. Bt. 18, 2; Fox 64, 10: Gen. 8, 4.

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Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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