myteyne

Middle English

Alternative forms

• metayn, meteyn, meteyne, miteyn, mytan, myten, myteyn, myttan, mytten, myttyn, mytyn

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French mitaine, of unclear further etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈtæi̯n(ə)/, /ˈmitin(ə)/

Noun

myteyne (plural myteynes)

1. A glove or mitten.

Descendants

• English: mitten
• Scots: mitten

References

• “mitain(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.