muþ

See also: muy, muth, mùth, and muð

Middle English

Noun

muþ

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Alternative form of mouth

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *munþaz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *ment-. 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

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /muːθ/

Noun

mūþ m

1. mouth
2. opening, door, gate

Declension

Declension of muþ (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	muþ	muþas
accusative	muþ	muþas
genitive	muþes	muþa
dative	muþe	muþum

Derived terms

• mūþlēas

Descendants

• Middle English: mouth
  • English: mouth
  • Scots: mouth

References

• John R. Clark Hall, A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 1916