sevennight

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Middle English sevenyght, from Old English seofon (“seven”) + nihta (the genitive plural form of niht, “night”); equivalent to seven + night; compare the Modern English noun fortnight and the Old English adjective seofonnihte. Doublet of sennight.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛvənˌnɑɪt/

Noun

sevennight (plural sevennights)

  1. (rare) A week; any period of seven consecutive days and nights.

Translations
period of seven consecutive days and nights — see week

References
  • sevennight in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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