sevenþe
Middle English
Alternative forms
- (Early ME) seofaþe, seoveðe, seofoðe, seofeðe, sefennde
- sefte, sefth, seveþe, sevende, zevende, sevynte, sefnthe, sevend, seventhe, seventh, sevynth
Etymology
From Old English seofoþa, seofunda, from Proto-Germanic *sebundô; equivalent to and often remodelled after seven + -th.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛvənθ(ə)/, /ˈsɛːvənθ(ə)/, /ˈsɛːvənd(ə)/, /ˈsɛːvəð(ə)/, /ˈsɛfθ(ə)/, /ˈsɛft(ə)/
Adjective
sevenþe
- seventh
Descendants
- English: seventh
- Scots: seevent
References
- “sē̆venth(e (num.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-17.
Noun
sevenþe
- One of seven equal parts of a whole; a seventh.
Descendants
- English: seventh
- Scots: seevent
References
- “sē̆venth(e (num.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-17.