English Explanatory Dictionary

mund

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hand.
  2. Security, granted by a king or earl, the violation of which was punished by a fine (a mundbyrd).
  3. Protection; guardianship.

Pronunciation

/mʊnd/ /mʌnd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mund.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mund2.wav

Word forms

mund munds

Etymology

From Middle English and Old English mund, from Proto-Germanic *mundō (“hand, protection, security”).

Derived words

mundbreach
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