motte

See also: Motte, mõtte, mötte, and møtte

English

Etymology 1

From Anglo-Norman/Old French motte (“mound, hillock”).

Noun

motte (plural mottes)

  1. A raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms.

Noun

motte (plural mottes)

  1. Alternative form of mott

Anagrams

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

motte ? (plural mottes, diminutive mottetje n)

  1. a raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔt/

Noun

motte f (plural mottes)

  1. motte (mound of earth)
  2. clod, lump of earth
  3. block (of butter)
  4. (colloquial) (pubic) mound, mons veneris

Further reading

German

Verb

motte

  1. First-person singular present of motten.
  2. First-person singular subjunctive I of motten.
  3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of motten.
  4. Imperative singular of motten.

Japanese

Romanization

motte

  1. Rōmaji transcription of もって
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