Old English · numeral
eahta and sixtig
- Part of speech
- numeral
- IPA
- /ˈæ͜ɑx.tɑ ɑnd ˈsiks.tij/
- Syllables
- ˈæ͜ɑx · tɑ · ɑnd · ˈsiks · tij (5 syllables)
- Modern English
- sixty-eight
Meaning
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sixty-eight
On ðām ēalande byþ miċel menigeo sċēapa, ⁊ þanon is tō Babilōnian þǣs lǣssan mīlġetǣles stadia hundtēontiġ ⁊ eahta ⁊ syxtiġ, ⁊ þǣs micclan, þe leuua hātte, fīftȳne ⁊ hundtēontiġ.
On that island there are a great many sheep; and from there to Babylon it is one hundred sixty-eight of the lesser miles called "stadia," and one hundred fifteen of the greater miles called "leagues."
Wonders of the East
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