Old English · numeral
seofon and twentig
- Part of speech
- numeral
- IPA
- /ˈse͜o.fon ɑnd ˈtweːn.tij/[ˈse͜o.von ɑnd ˈtweːn.tij]
- Syllables
- ˈse͜o · fon · ɑnd · ˈtweːn · tij (5 syllables)
- Modern English
- twenty-seven
Meaning
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twenty-seven
Sōðlīċe ðǣs mōnan ġēar hæfð seofon ⁊ twentiġ daga ⁊ eahta tīda. On ðām fyrste hē underyrnð ealle ðā twelf tācna, þe sēo sunne undergǣð twelf mōnað.
Truly, the moon's year has twenty-seven days and eight hours. In that time, it passes beneath all twelve signs [of the zodiac], which the sun passes under in twelve months.
c. 994, Ælfric, https://books.google.co.id/books?id=iqCU4ZV4pjoC&pg=PA6De Anno (On the Year)]
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