mountance

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) amount; quantity; extent
 * 2) * late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Pardoner's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 861-864:
 * "enm"
 * "enm"

- [...] ‘In al this world ther nis no creature, That ete or dronke hath of this confiture Noght but the mountance of a corn of whete, That he ne shal his lyf anon forlete;’ [...]


 * 1) * late 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Manciple's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, line 252-256:
 * "enm"

- [...] ‘For al thy waiting, blered is thyn yë With oon of litel reputacioun, Noght worth to thee, as in comparisoun, The mountance of a gnat; so mote I thryve! For on thy bed thy wyf I saugh him swyve.’