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mund

/mʊnd/

mund noun: a hand.

Noun

mund (countable and uncountable, plural munds)

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

Forms of mund

pluralmunds

Origin of mund

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

Words formed from mund

Words that rhyme with mund

Questions about mund

What does mund mean?
Mund means a hand.
What part of speech is mund?
Mund is a noun.
How do you pronounce mund?
Mund is pronounced /mʊnd/.
What is the plural of mund?
The plural of mund is munds.

Words near mund in the dictionary

  1. Muncimir
  2. muncorn
  3. muncorn team
  4. Muncy
  5. Muncys
  6. mund
  7. Munda
  8. mundan
  9. mundane
  10. mundanely
  11. mundaneness

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