mounten

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman mounter, munter (“to mount”), from Vulgar Latin *montō; equivalent to mount +‎ -en.

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)
infinitive (to) mounten
indicative present past
1st person singular mounte mountede
2nd person singular mountest mountedest
3rd person singular mounteth, mounteþ mountede
plural mounten mounteden
subjunctive present past
singular mounte mountede
plural mounten mounteden
imperative present
singular mounte
plural mounteth, mounteþ
participle present past
mountende, mountinge mounted, ymounted

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References
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