Middle English Dictionary Entry
mǒund(e n.(1)
Entry Info
| Forms | mǒund(e n.(1) Also mund(e, mond(e, (error) munche & (in place names) mun(e-, mon-; pl. moundes, etc. & (early) munden. |
| Etymology | OE mund hand, protection. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) The hand; a hand as a unit of measure; (b) ?a short length of time.
Associated quotations
a
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)21994 : He [the lake] is endlonge feouwer & sixti munden.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)2273 : He smoot Jophas vpon þe mounde, Jn to þe sadel at one wounde.
b
- ?a1300 Maximian (Dgb 86)102 : Nis þer non so wlonk Of speche ne of þonk, Þat bodi had boten a mounde.
2.
(a) Guardianship, protection; protector; holden to ~, to protect (sb.); haven to ~, have (sb.) as a protector; (b) ~ briche, -breche [OE mund-bryce, -brǣce], violation of the rights of protection; (c) in place names [see Smith PNElem. 2.45]; ?also, as surname.
Associated quotations
a
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)10518 : Ah ȝif þi wille weore þat þu woldest..senden me twælf scipen & hælden me to munde a þire aȝere hond, into sæ ic wolde faren & slæn alle þa ut-laȝen.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)23246 : Al þas kineriche of me þu scalt halden, and habben me to munde.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)25569 : Lauerd drihten crist, domes waldende, midelarde mund..let þu mi sweuen to selþen iturnen.
b
- c1120(OE) Leges Hen.I in Liebermann Gesetze 1567 : Mundbreche et blodwita.
- (1227) Chart.R.PRO1.6 : Mund-briche.
- c1250 Legal Gloss.Jul.(Jul D.7)33 : Mundebriche: Trespas vers seignur.
- a1315 Legal Gloss.Glb.(Glb E.4)209 : Munchebreche: Trespas vers seygnur.
- a1400 Legal Gloss.Higd.(1) (Cmb Ii.3.1)94 : Mundbriche, id est, læsio majestatis.
- c1410(a1387) Legal Gloss.Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)95 : Mundbreche, hertynge of honour and of worschepe; a Frensche, blesmure de honoure.
- a1475 Legal Gloss.Bokenham MAngl.(Hrl 4011)21 : Mundebryche: that is sey on frensshe blesmure de honneire, on Englyshe hurte of worschepe.
c
- (1119) EPNSoc.12 (Ess.)220 : Mundune.
- (1185) EPNSoc.12 (Ess.)220 : Munedene.
- (1236) EPNSoc.12 (Ess.)220 : Mundene.
- (1238) EPNSoc.12 (Ess.)220 : Monden.
- (1255) EPNSoc.11 (Sur.)199 : Mundstede.
- (1275) EPNSoc.15 (Hrt.)133 : Monden Frivill.
- (1297) Visit.St.Paul in Camd.n.s.5523 : Johannes Munde.
- (1316) EPNSoc.15 (Hrt.)133 : Parva Moundene.
- (1325) EPNSoc.11 (Sur.)199 : Munstedesheth.
- (1339) EPNSoc.11 (Sur.)199 : Munested.
- (1354) EPNSoc.15 (Hrt.)133 : Munddene.
- (1362-63) Freeman R.in KRec.18212 : Willelmus Mounde, Taillour.
- (1431) EPNSoc.15 (Hrt.)133 : Mochelmonden.
- (1448) EPNSoc.11 (Sur.)198 : Monstedeheth.
3.
(a) Power; strength, prowess; bi (for) godes ~, by the power of God, in God's name!; of ~, powerful, valiant; of gret (muchel) ~, muchel of ~, very powerful, of great prowess; (b) force; voice of ~, loud voice; (c) potency, efficacy; of gret (muche, muchel) ~; (d) excellence, value; of mounde(s, excellent, valuable; of gret (muche) ~, most excellent, of great value; of riche ~, riche of ~, of great richness, of great value; (e) excellence, beauty, nobility; (f) a military force, body of troops.
Associated quotations
a
- ?c1250 Somer is comen & (Eg 613)12 : Þat child..is so milde & wlong, & eke of grete munde.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)3091 : Þe king of Strangore he was, A swiþe miȝti man of mounde And kniȝt of þe tabel rounde.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)3354 : Þe nek he karf adoun to grounde: Doun fel Yder, bi Godes mounde.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)6585 : Þer seyd Merlin..al þe sleiȝt Þat Wawain and his feren of mounde Hadde ydon biside Lounde.
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)8708 : A kniȝt he was of gret mounde.
- c1330 KTars (Auch)46/546 : Þe turnament last þo ypliȝt Fram þe morwe to þe niȝt, Of men of michel mounde.
- c1330 Roland & V.(Auch)853 : Help, mahoun, & Iubiter of gret renoun, Þat beþ so michel of mounde.
- c1330 7 Sages(1) (Auch)26/566 : For godes mounde, Hou bifel þe kniȝt of his grehonde?
- c1330 St.Greg.(Auch)121/645 : Gregori was muchel of mounde, Bot he was wonderliche pouer.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)3738 : Of Grece a gentyl kniȝth of mounde Had on hym many wounde.
- a1425 Arth.& M.(LinI 150)1469 : Mony a contre we han went..To seke a child of selcouþ mounde.
- a1500(?a1325) Otuel & R (Fil)2580 : They..sworyn by goddys mounde, thay schulde neuer stynt stownde.
- c1450(?a1400) Chestre Launfal (Clg A.2)597 : Þo was Launfal glad and blyþe And rode ayen þe þrydde syde, As a knyȝt of mochell mounde.
b
- c1330(?a1300) Arth.& M.(Auch)3307 : Þat was a dint of gret mounde, þat tvay kinges þrewe to grounde!
- a1400-a1500 Rich.(b-version:Brunner)326/4850b : [He] gan to crie with voys of mounde.
c
- c1330(?c1300) Bevis (Auch)172/3678 : Þat was an erbe of meche mounde To make a man..A foule mesel.
- c1330 7 Sages(1) (Auch)44/984 : On þei seȝen in þe grounde, Þat was an herbe of gret mounde [vr. of mochel monde].
d
- c1330(?a1300) Rich.(Auch)2595 : Of tresour no hade half þe mounde [vr. monde] Þat in þat dromond was yfounde.
- c1330(?c1300) Guy(1) (Auch)176 : Michel he couþe of hauk & hounde, Of estriche faucouns of gret mounde [vr. moundes].
- c1330 7 Sages(1) (Auch)21/448 : Seste þou þis ympe of gret mounde?
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)179 : Many belle of syluer shene Yfastned on orfreys of mounde..hengen neiȝ doune to grounde.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)2203 : Ȝif ȝee willeþ listnen to, Ȝee shullen yhere geste of mounde, Ne may non better ben yfounde.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)2651 : To eueryche of þe tuelue gate So lay þere an heiȝe strate, Also noble of riche mounde As is Chepe þat is in Lounde.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)3023 : Þe peny is of riche mounde Þat ysaueþ þe hole pounde.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)5583 : He sette þere ymages of moundes Þat men clepeþ Ercules boundes.
- c1400(?a1300) KAlex.(LdMisc 622)7394 : For her armes, riche of mounde, Weren ȝut hole and sounde.
- a1450-1509 Rich.(Brunner)2328 : Suche at Acrys was there none founde, Pauylyoun of so moche mounde.
e
- c1330 7 Sages(1) (Auch)8/107 : A dammeisele of gret mounde Þai brouwte here to fore þemperour.
f
- a1350 Flem.Insur.(Hrl 2253)36 : He wende toward bruges..wiþ swiþe grete mounde [rime: grounde].