sentences:  Among other things, proclamations might be read; decisions might be taken; court cases might be settled at a moot.Although some moot hills were naturally occurring features or had been created long before as burial mounds, others were purpose-built.Although the word "moot" or "mote" is of Old English origin, deriving from the verb "to meet", it has come to have a wider meaning throughout the United Kingdom; initially referring to any popular gathering.