feowertigfeald

Old English

Old English numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: fēowertiġ
    Ordinal: fēowertigoþa
    Multiplier: fēowertiġfeald

Etymology

From fēowertiġ +‎ -feald.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfe͜oː.wer.tijˌfæ͜ɑld/, [ˈfe͜oː.werˠ.tijˌfæ͜ɑɫd]

Adjective

fēowertiġfeald

  1. fortyfold
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Witodlīċe þis fēowertiġfealde fæsten wæs āsteald on ðǣre Ealdan Gėcȳðnysse, ðāðā sē heretoga Moyses fæste fēowertiġ daga and fēowertiġ nihta tosamne, tō þȳ þæt hē moste Godes ǣ underfōn.
      Truly, this fortyfold fast was established in the Old Testament, where the leader Moses fasted for forty days and forty nights, so that he could be allowed to receive God's law.

Declension

Descendants

  • English: fortyfold

References