acounte

Middle English

Alternative forms

• accompt, accompte, accounte, acompte, acount, a-counte, acowmpt, acownte, acunt

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman acounte, aconte, from aconter (see acounten). Equivalent to a- +‎ counte (“computation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkuːnt(ə)/

Noun

acounte (plural acountes)

1. An enumeration or count; the act of counting.
2. (often in the plural) An account (financial record)
3. An explanation of actions or events.
4. (specifically) One's explanation at the Last Judgement.
5. (with negative, rare) Value, regard.

Descendants

• English: account
  • → Bulgarian: ака́унт (akáunt)
  • → Japanese: アカウント (akaunto)
  • → Malay: akaun
  • → Russian: аккаунт (akkaunt)
  • → Swahili: akaunti
• Scots: accoont, account

References

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