nynthe
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English niġoþa, from Proto-Germanic *newundô; equivalent to and often remodelled after nyne + -th.
Pronunciation
Adjective
nynthe
- ninth
- a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Psalms 108:1-3”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
- The `title of the hundrid and nynthe ſalm. `The ſalm of Dauith. The Lord ſeide to my Lord; Sitte thou on my riȝt side. Til Y putte thin enemyes; a ſtool of thi feet. / The Lord ſchal ſende out fro Syon the yerde of thi vertu; be thou lord in the myddis of thin enemyes. / The bigynnyng is with thee in the dai of thi vertu, in the briȝtnessis of ſeyntis; Y gendride thee of the wombe before the dai ſterre.
- The title of the one hundred and ninth psalm: "The Psalm of David". The Lord said to my lord: "Sit on my right side, until I place your enemies at your feet as a stool." / "The Lord will send out from Zion the staff of your power; rule as lord in the middle of your enemies." / "The beginning is with you in the day of your might, and in the glory of saints; I engendered you in the womb before the day star."
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Descendants
- English: ninth
- Scots: nint
References
- “nīnthe (num.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-14.
Noun
nynthe
- One of nine equal parts of a whole; a ninth.
Descendants
- English: ninth
- Scots: nint
References
- “nīnthe (num.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-14.
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