amounten

Middle English

Alternative forms

• amunten

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French amonter; equivalent to a- +‎ mounten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈmuːntən/

Verb

amounten

1. to mount up to, come up to, signify

Conjugation

Conjugation of amounten (weak in -ede)

infinitive	(to) amounten, amounte
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	amounte	amounted(e)
2nd-person singular	amountest	amountedest
3rd-person singular	amounteth	amounted(e)
subjunctive singular	amounte
imperative singular		—
plural1	amounten, amounte	amounteden, amounted(e)
imperative plural	amounteth, amounte	—
participles	amountynge, amountende	amounted, yamounted

¹ Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: amount

References

• “amǒunten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.