eiȝtthe

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Middle English

Middle English numbers (edit)
80
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    Cardinal: eighte
    Ordinal: eiȝtthe

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English eahtoþa, from Proto-Germanic *ahtudô; equivalent to eighte +‎ -the (ordinal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯xtəð(ə)/, /ˈɛi̯xtθ(ə)/, /ˈɛi̯xt(ə)/, /ˈɛi̯xθ(ə)/

Adjective

eiȝtthe

  1. eighth
    • a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Psalms 108:1-3”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
      The title of the hundrid and eiȝtthe ſalm. To victorye, the ſalm of Dauid. / God, holde thou not ſtille my preiſyng; for the mouth of the ſynner, and the mouth of the gileful man is openyd on me. / Thei ſpaken ayens me with a gileful tunge, and thei cumpassiden me with wordis of hatrede; and fouȝten ayens me with out cauſe.
      The title of the one hundred and eighth psalm: "To Victory; the Psalm of David". / God; don't hold still my praising, as the mouths of the sinners and the mouths of the guilty have opened against me. / They spoke against me with a guilty tongue, they acted against me with words of hatred, and they fought against me without justification.

Descendants

  • English: eighth
  • Scots: echt

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