Old English · numeral
feower and twentig
- Part of speech
- numeral
- IPA
- /ˈfe͜oː.wer ɑnd ˈtweːn.tij/
- Syllables
- ˈfe͜oː · wer · ɑnd · ˈtweːn · tij (5 syllables)
- Modern English
- twenty-four
Meaning
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twenty-four
...on þǣm twām Ægyptum [sindon] fēower and twēntiġ þēoda.
...in the two Egypts, there are twenty-four peoples.
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
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