eldertongue

Old English · numeral

six

Part of speech
numeral
IPA
/siks/
Syllables
siks (1 syllable)
Modern English
six

Meaning

  1. 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

Inflection of six
Form
Nominative masculine sixe
Nominative feminine sixesixu
Accusative feminine sixesixu
Genitive sixa
Dative sixum

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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