mund
English
/mΚnd/
noun
Definitions
- (obsolete) A hand.
- (obsolete) Security, granted by a king or earl, the violation of which was punished by a fine (a mundbyrd).
- (obsolete) Protection; guardianship.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English mund (hand, protection, hand of protection, guardianship, protector) inherited from Proto-Germanic *mundΕ (protection, security, hand).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*mundΕ
Gloss
protection, security, hand
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
ζ