moot-hilln.

Brit.

/ˈmuːt hɪl/, U.S.

/ˈmut ˌ(h)ɪl/

Forms: see moot n.¹ and hill n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moot n.¹, hill n.

Etymology: < moot n.¹ + hill n.Often confused with mote-hill n., but there seems to be no reason for doubting that the words are of separate origin.

Now historical.

A hill on which a moot or assembly is held.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > [noun] > place of

moot-stowOE

moot-hill?c1425

lekgotla1897

?c1425 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1844) I. 345/2 And nocht held till him self bot the Kingis dignitie and the mute hill [L. montem placiti] in the toun of Scone.

1517 A. Myln Vitæ Episc. Dunkeldense in R. K. Hannay Rentale Dunkeldense (1915) 312 A small vicarage..was assigned to the vicar for his support, with the hill (commonly called, hitherto, Mwtehill) on which he set the church.

1549 in J. M. Thomson Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum (1886) IV. 74/2 Et dicte terre in curia apud Muthill de Prestwik.

1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem i. 1 King Malcolme..reserved na thing in propertie to himselfe, bot..the Mute-hill, in the Towne of Scone.

1827 in Archaeologia (1829) 22 200 Moot~hills were first raised for such purposes as Churches were considered unfit for.

1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People i. §2. 12 Each little village-commonwealth..had its moot hill or sacred tree as a centre.

1902 W. S. Crockett Scott Country vii. 123 The Scottish motes have been generally confounded with moot-hills or meeting places, and their military character has even been altogether denied.

1991 E. Yorks. Village Bk. 174 To this day a few of the fields around the village tell of its past history. Black Hall Close contains the moot-hill for Mid Holderness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moot-hill
释义	moot-hilln. Brit. /ˈmuːt hɪl/, U.S. /ˈmut ˌ(h)ɪl/ Forms: see moot n.¹ and hill n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: moot n.¹, hill n. Etymology: < moot n.¹ + hill n.Often confused with mote-hill n., but there seems to be no reason for doubting that the words are of separate origin. Now historical. A hill on which a moot or assembly is held. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > [noun] > place of moot-stowOE moot-hill?c1425 lekgotla1897 ?c1425 Acts Parl. Scotl. (1844) I. 345/2 And nocht held till him self bot the Kingis dignitie and the mute hill [L. montem placiti] in the toun of Scone. 1517 A. Myln Vitæ Episc. Dunkeldense in R. K. Hannay Rentale Dunkeldense (1915) 312 A small vicarage..was assigned to the vicar for his support, with the hill (commonly called, hitherto, Mwtehill) on which he set the church. 1549 in J. M. Thomson Registrum Magni Sigilli Scotorum (1886) IV. 74/2 Et dicte terre in curia apud Muthill de Prestwik. 1609 J. Skene tr. Regiam Majestatem i. 1 King Malcolme..reserved na thing in propertie to himselfe, bot..the Mute-hill, in the Towne of Scone. 1827 in Archaeologia (1829) 22 200 Moot~hills were first raised for such purposes as Churches were considered unfit for. 1874 J. R. Green Short Hist. Eng. People i. §2. 12 Each little village-commonwealth..had its moot hill or sacred tree as a centre. 1902 W. S. Crockett Scott Country vii. 123 The Scottish motes have been generally confounded with moot-hills or meeting places, and their military character has even been altogether denied. 1991 E. Yorks. Village Bk. 174 To this day a few of the fields around the village tell of its past history. Black Hall Close contains the moot-hill for Mid Holderness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?c1425
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