mund

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/mʊnd//mʌnd/

noun

A hand.

OriginOld English mund ← Proto-Germanic *mundō →
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Meanings

nounmund (countable and uncountable, plural munds)

plural munds

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableA hand.
  2. countableobsoleteuncountableSecurity, granted by a king or earl, the violation of which was punished by a fine (a mundbyrd).
  3. countableobsoleteuncountableProtection; guardianship.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hand

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*mundō“hand, protection, security”
  2. Old Englishmund
  3. Englishmund

From Middle English and Old English mund, from Proto-Germanic *mundō (“hand, protection, security”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mund

fundundrefundLundstunnedbundgunneddefundobtundunfund
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Anagrams

UNDM
Cite this entry
APA

mund. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mund

MLA

“mund.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mund. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mund,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mund.

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