pound in Middle English

IPA: /puːnd/, /pund/ Forms: poundes [plural], pounden [plural], pound [plural], pounde [alternative], pund [alternative], punde [alternative], powund [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old English pund, in turn from Proto-West Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą, from Latin pondō. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|pund}} Old English pund, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*pund}} Proto-West Germanic *pund, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*pundą}} Proto-Germanic *pundą, {{der|enm|la|pondō}} Latin pondō Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} pound, {{enm-noun|pl=poundes|pl2=pounden|pl3=pound}} pound (plural poundes or pounden or pound)

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"pound" meaning in Middle English

Noun