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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From earlier fēowerþa, from the cardinal numeral fēower, from Proto-West Germanic *feurþō. Compare Old Frisian fiārda, Old Saxon fiortho, Old High German fiordo, Old Norse fjórði.
Pronunciation
Numeral
fēorþa
- fourth
Adjective
fēorþa
- fourth
Declension
Declension of fēorþa — Weak only
Descendants
- Middle English: feorþe, veorðe, feorðe, forðe, ferthe, fourthe, ferþe, fourþe, feurþe, fourte, ferth, fferth, fourth, fourt, verþe, firþe, firthe, fuyrthe; feorþe, veorðe, feorðe, forðe; IIIIth