Old English · numeral
six
- Part of speech
- numeral
- IPA
- /siks/
- Syllables
- siks (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- six
Meaning
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six
Đās cāseres rīċes ðȳ tēoðan ġēare Gregorius sē hālga wer, sē was on lāre ⁊ on dǣde sē hēhsta, feng tō bisċophāde þǣre Rōmanisċan ċyriċan ⁊ þǣs apostolīċan seðles: ⁊ þæt heold ⁊ reahte þrēottēno ġēr ⁊ syx mōnað ⁊ tȳn dagas.
In the tenth year of this emperor's reign, the holy man Gregorius, who was the greatest in learning and in deeds, rose to the bishophood of the Roman church and the apostolic see; and he held and directed that office for thirteen years, six months, and ten days.
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Inflection
All forms (4)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Germanic *sehs, from Proto-Indo-European *swéḱs.
Descendants
six
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