Old English · numeral
six and twentig
- Part of speech
- numeral
- IPA
- /siks ɑnd ˈtweːn.tij/
- Syllables
- siks · ɑnd · ˈtweːn · tij (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- twenty-six
Meaning
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twenty-six
Theodosius cāsere æfter Honorie rīċe onfeng, ⁊ þat hæfde syx ⁊ twentiġ wintra.
Emperor Theodosius ascended to the throne after Honorius, and held it for twenty-six years.
late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
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