seofon

Old English

**Old English numbers ^(edit)**
	70
← 6	7	8 →
Cardinal: seofon Ordinal: seofoþa Multiplier: seofonfeald

Alternative forms

siofun, seofun

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sebun.

Cognate with Old Saxon siƀun, Old High German sibun, Old Norse sjau, Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌱𐌿𐌽 (sibun). Extra-Germanic cognates include Latin septem, Ancient Greek ἑπτά (heptá), Old Church Slavonic сєдмь (sedmĭ), Sanskrit सप्तन् (saptan), Old Irish secht.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈse͜o.fon/, [ˈse͜o.von]

Numeral

seofon

seven

Derived terms

seofonnihte
seofonstierre

Descendants

Middle English: seven, ceven, seofen, seoven, sevene, sevyn, sewyn
- English: seven
- Middle Scots: sevin, sewin
  - Scots: seiven, seeven
- Yola: zeven