Old English · numeral
feowertig
- Part of speech
- numeral
- IPA
- /ˈfe͜oː.wer.tij/[ˈfe͜oː.werˠ.tij]
- Syllables
- ˈfe͜oː · wer · tij (3 syllables)
Meaning
forty
c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 1:13-14
And he was in the wilderness for forty days and forty nights, and was tempted by Satan; and he was with wild animals, and was served by angels.
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *feuwar tigiwi, from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz.
Descendants
forty
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