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Middle English
Noun
muþ
- Alternative form of mouth
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *munþ.
Cognates
Cognates include
Old Frisian mūth,
mund,
mond (
North Frisian müth,
West Frisian mûn),
Old Saxon mūth,
Old Dutch mund (
Dutch mond),
Old High German mund (
German Mund),
Old Norse muðr,
munnr (
Danish mund,
Icelandic munnur,
Norwegian munn,
Swedish mun),
Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐌸𐍃 (munþs).
Pronunciation
Noun
mūþ m
- mouth
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8:Iċ þurh mūþ sprece mongum reordum,…- I speak with many voices through mouth,…
- opening, door, gate
Declension
Declension of mūþ (strong a-stem)
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