Mahound

mahound English Alternative forms en Mahoun en Mahoune 15th 16th c. Etymology From en enm Mahown, from en xno Mahun, en fro Mahum, fro Mahom, shortened from fro Mahomed Muhammad (see en Muhammad 1 for more). Compare en mammet. Pronunciation en /məˈhuːnd/ /məˈhaʊnd/ UK en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Eleanorrrrrrrrrr-Mahound.wav Southern England Proper noun en archaic Muhammad, believed by medieval Europeans to be a demon or god that Muslims worshipped. from 13th c. en Apollin Termagant But, when he to himselfe returnd againe, / All full of rage he gan to curse and sweare, / And vow by Mahoune that he should be slaine. 1 84 18 For nations tvvaine inhabite there and dvvell / Of ſundry faith, together in that tovvne Jerusalem, / The leſſer part on Chriſt beleeued vvell, / On Termagant the more, and on Mahovvne. I VII 82 "Now, in faith," said Wamba, "I cannot see that the worshippers of Mahound and Termagaunt have so greatly the advantage over the people once chosen of Heaven." en chiefly Ireland Scotland archaic The Devil. from 14th c. And there were vessels that are wrought by magic of Mahound out of seasand and the air by a warlock with his breath that he blares into them like to bubbles. en obsolete A generic pagan god or idol believed by medieval Europeans to be worshipped by various villains such as Herod I. 13th 16th c. en Paganism European folklore