feowertig

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Old English

Old English numbers (edit)
400
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4
    Cardinal: fēowertiġ
    Ordinal: fēowertigoþa
    Multiplier: fēowertiġfeald

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfe͜oː.wer.tij/,

Numeral

fēowertiġ

  1. forty
    • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 1:13-14
      And hē on wēstene wæs fēowertiġ dagas and fēowertiġ nihta, and hē wæs frām Satane ġecostnod; and hē mid wilddēorum wæs; and him englas þenodon.
      And he was in the wilderness for forty days and forty nights, and was tempted by Satan; and he was with wild animals, and was served by angels.

Descendants

  • Middle English: forty, fourti, feortiȝ