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þreotiene

Normalised þrēotīene

Part of speech
numeral
IPA
/ˈθre͜oːˌti͜yː.ne/
Syllables
ˈθre͜oː · ˌti͜yː · ne (3 syllables)
Modern English
thirteen

Meaning

  1. thirteen

    Đās cāseres rīċes ðȳ tēoðan ġēare Gregorius sē hālga wer, sē was on lāre ⁊ on dǣde sē hēhsta, feng tō bisċophāde þǣre Rōmanisċan ċyriċan ⁊ þǣs apostolīċan seðles: ⁊ þæt heold ⁊ reahte þrēottēno ġēr ⁊ syx mōnað ⁊ tȳn dagas.

    In the tenth year of this emperor's reign, the holy man Gregorius, who was the greatest in learning and in deeds, rose to the bishophood of the Roman church and the apostolic see; and he held and directed that office for thirteen years, six months, and ten days.

    late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

Inflection

Inflection of þreotiene
Form
Nominative masculine þrēotīene
Nominative feminine þrēotīeneþrēotīenu
Accusative feminine þrēotīeneþrēotīenu
Genitive þrēotīena
Dative þrēotīenum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þritehun. Cognate with Old Frisian thretīne, Old Saxon thriutein, Old High German drīzehan, Old Norse þrettán.

Descendants

thirteen

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