"Mahound" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈhuːnd/ [UK], /məˈhaʊnd/ [UK] Forms: Mahounds [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English Mahown, from Anglo-Norman Mahun, Old French Mahum, Mahom, shortened from Mahomed (“Muhammad”) (see Muhammad for more). Compare mammet. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|Mahown}} Middle English Mahown, {{der|en|xno|Mahun}} Anglo-Norman Mahun, {{der|en|fro|Mahum}} Old French Mahum, {{m|fro|Mahom}} Mahom, {{m|fro|Mahomed||Muhammad}} Mahomed (“Muhammad”), {{m|en|Muhammad}} Muhammad, {{m|en|mammet}} mammet Head templates: {{en-noun}} Mahound (plural Mahounds)
  1. (archaic, now rare) Muhammad, believed by medieval Europeans to be a demon or god that Muslims worshipped. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-Mahound-en-noun-h3OtwFYx
  2. (obsolete) A generic pagan god or idol believed by medieval Europeans to be worshipped by various villains such as Herod I. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-Mahound-en-noun-MwjSQOcn
  3. (now rare, chiefly in Scotland and Ireland) The Devil. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-Mahound-en-noun-5u61vpvU Categories (other): Irish English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Mahoun, Mahoune [15th–16th c.]

Inflected forms

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