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

Similar entries:

Mont (II)

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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