motte

(Engels)

a raised earth mound, often topped with a wooden or stone structure and surrounded with a ditch; a motte

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmɔ.tə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelnederlands: mote

In summary

From Middle Dutch mote, perhaps via Frankish *mot, *motta (“mud, peat, bog, turf”), from Proto-Germanic *mutô, *mudraz, *muþraz (“dirt, filth, mud, swamp”). Likely influenced by French motte.

Synoniemen

aardkluit

Vertalingen

terròs

mota

clump

motte

gleva

gleu

terrón