Mont

Old Norse Dictionary - mont

Meaning of Old Norse word "mont" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

mont
n. [from the Fr.], vaunting, boastfulness: montinn, adj. ‘mounting,’ vaunting: monta, að, to vaunt, freq. in mod. usage.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
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