mounten

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === mounte, mownte, mountyn, munt === Etymology === From Anglo-Norman munter, from Vulgar Latin *montāre; equivalent to mount +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmuːntən/, /ˈmuntən/ === Verb === mounten To go, travel or rise upwards; to begin ascension. To climb atop a mount; to bestride or begin to ride. (rare) To raise or elevate; to lift up or advocate (rare) To thrive; to grow or become greater in number. (rare, Late Middle English) To amount to; to be of a certain value. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== amounten ==== Descendants ==== English: mount Scots: munt ==== References ==== “mǒunten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 August 2018.