Old English · numeral
þreotiene
Normalised þrēotīene
- Part of speech
- numeral
- IPA
- /ˈθre͜oːˌti͜yː.ne/
- Syllables
- ˈθre͜oː · ˌti͜yː · ne (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- thirteen
Meaning
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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
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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