sevenefold

Middle English

Alternative forms

(Early ME) seofefeald, seofenfeald, seovenfald, seovevald, sefennfald
sevenfold, zevevald, sevene fold, seven fold, sevenfalde, sevenfald

Etymology

From Old English seofonfeald; equivalent to seven +‎ -fold.

Pronunciation

(Early ME, Northern ME) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛvənfɑːld/, /ˈsɛvəfɑːld/
IPA^(key): /ˈsɛːvənfɔːld/, /ˈsɛvənfɔːld/, /ˈsɛːvəfɔːld/

Adjective

sevenefold

sevenfold
- a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Genesis 4:15”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
  And the Lord ſeide to hym, It ſchal not be don ſo, but ech man that ſchal ſlee Cayn ſhal be punyschid ſeuenfold. And the Lord ſettide a signe in Cayn, that ech man that ſchulde fynde hym ſchulde not ſlee hym.
  And the Lord said to him: "That won't be done, as anyone who would kill Cain will be punished sevenfold". And the Lord put a sign on Cain, so anyone who came across him wouldn't kill him.

Descendants

English: sevenfold
Scots: sevinfald (obsolete)

References

“sē̆venfōld(e (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-17.

Adverb

sevenefold

sevenfold

Descendants

English: sevenfold
Scots: sevinfald (obsolete)

References

“sē̆venfōld(e (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-17.

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