moneye

Middle English

Alternative forms

monay, monaye, mone, monee, moneie, money, monie, monney, monnoy, monnoye, monny, monoie, monoye, mony, monye, moonay

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman muneie (compare modern Norman mounaie), from Latin monēta; doublet of mynt.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /muˈnɛi̯(ə)/, /ˈmunɛi̯(ə)/

Noun

moneye (uncountable)

money, currency
coinage, coin
wealth, fortune
bribe (immoral earnings)

Derived terms

Descendants

English: money (see there for further descendants)
Middle Scots: money, moneth
- Scots: money
Yola: monie, monnie

References

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

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