Mot, 1 pr. s. may, must, S, C2, C3, PP; mote, S, PP; most, 2 pr. s., must, S, S2; mot, 2 pr. s. subj., S3; mot, pr. s., can, must, S, S2, S3; moot, S2, C; mo3*t, S2; moten, pl., S, PP; mote, S2, PP; moste, pt. s., was obliged, S, S2, C3, PP; pl., S, S2; most, S2, PP; moist, pt. s., S3.—­AS. mA cubedt, 2 pr. s., mA cubedst, pl. mA cubedton, pt. s. mA cubedste.

Mote, sb. moat, agger, fossa, P; a pond, Manip.; castle, palace, WA; moote, Prompt.; mot, PP.—­OF. mote, embankment, also motte (Cotg.).

Mote, v. to summon before a mot (court), to plead, dispute, discuss a law case, PP, S2; mootyn, Prompt.; motien, S.—­AS. mA cubedtian (Leo).  See Moot.

Mote, sb. note on the huntsman’s horn, CM; moot, HD; mot, S3 (7. 16).—­OF. mot, ‘the note winded by an huntsman on his horn’ (Cotg.).

MotlA", sb. motley, a dress of many colours, Prompt.; motley, Sh., ND; motteleye, C; mottelay, Cath.—­OF. mattele, clotted, curdled (Cotg.).

Motoun, sb. a gold coin called a ‘mutton’ or sheep, P; mutoun, S2, PP; moton, PP.—­OF. mouton; Late Lat. multonem (Ducange).

Motyf, sb. motive, incitement, S2, C3; motif, motion, argument, question, subject, PP.—­OF. motif (Cotg.); Late Lat. motivum (Ducange).

Moucte, pt. s. might, S; mought, S3; see Mahte.

Moun, 1 pr. pl. may, S; see MA|i.

Mountance, sb. amount, space, duration, C3, CM; mountouns, S2, HD.—­AF. mountance, OF. montance; see Ducange (s.v. montare).

Mounte, sb. mount, PP; mont, S2; munt, S; munte, dat., S.—­AS. munt; Lat. montem; cp.  AF. munt, mont, mount.

Mountein, sb. mountain, PP; montaine, S2; montain, S2; montaigne, C2; mountaigne, PP.—­AF. mountaygne; Late Lat. montanea, ‘locus montanus’ (Ducange).

Mounten, v. to mount, PP.—­OF. monter; Late Lat. montare.

Mountenaunce, sb. amount; mowntenawnce, Prompt.; mountenance, S3, ND.  See Mountance.

Mour, sb. mulberry-tree, H; see More.

Mournen, v. to mourn, S2, PP; mornen, PP, S; murnen, S; morenen, pr. pl., W2; morenyden, pt. pl., W2.—­AS. murnan.

Mournyng, pr. p. and adj. mourning, PP; moorning, C, C3; mornyng, S2.