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Middle English
- ffourtene niȝt, faurtenyȝte, fourtene niȝt, fourtene nyght, fourtene-nyȝht, fourteniȝt, fourtenniȝt, fourten niȝt, fourtenniht, fourtenyte, fourtnythe, fourthnyght, fowrtene nyghte
- foirtennist, fowertene niht (Early Middle English)
Etymology
Inherited from Old English fēowertīene niht (“fourteen nights”); equivalent to fourtene (“fourteen”) + nyght (“nights”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔu̯rteːn(ə)ˌnixt/, /ˈfɔu̯rtə(n)ˌnixt/, /ˈfɔu̯rtnixt/
Noun
fourtenyght (uncountable)
- fortnight (fourteen nights; two weeks)
- Coordinate term: sevenyght
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