surmounten
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French surmonter; equivalent to sur- mounten.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsurmounten
- To be or go above; to be higher than:
- To vanquish; to be victorious against.
- (rare) To achieve might or achievement.
- (rare) To exceed; to be more numerous than.
Conjugation
editConjugation of surmounten (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
edit- English: surmount
References
edit- “surmǒunten, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.