sevenþe

Middle English

Alternative forms

(Early ME) seofaþe, seoveðe, seofoðe, seofeðe, sefennde
sefte, sefth, seveþe, sevende, zevende, sevynte, sefnthe, sevend, seventhe, seventh, sevynth

Etymology

From Old English seofoþa, seofunda, from Proto-Germanic *sebundô; equivalent to and often remodelled after seven +‎ -th.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛvənθ(ə)/, /ˈsɛːvənθ(ə)/, /ˈsɛːvənd(ə)/, /ˈsɛːvəð(ə)/, /ˈsɛfθ(ə)/, /ˈsɛft(ə)/

Adjective

sevenþe

seventh

Descendants

English: seventh
Scots: seevent

References

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

Noun

sevenþe

One of seven equal parts of a whole; a seventh.

Descendants

English: seventh
Scots: seevent

References

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

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