eldertongue

Old English · numeral

hundtwelftig

Part of speech
numeral
IPA
/xundˈtwelf.tij/
[hundˈtweɫf.tij]
Syllables
xund · ˈtwelf · tij (3 syllables)
Modern English
twelftytwenty

Meaning

  1. 120; one hundred and twenty

    ...for þon hēo wæs hundtwelftiġes fōta lang.

    ...because it was 120 feet long.

    late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans

Descendants

twelfty

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