þreo and fiftig

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Old English[edit]

Old English numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: þrēo and fīftiġ
    Ordinal: þrēo and fīftigoþa

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /θre͜oː ɑnd ˈfiːf.tij/

Numeral[edit]

þrēo and fīftiġ

  1. fifty-three
    • late 9th century, Old English Martyrology
      Woroldsnottre men seċġaþ þæt þā fiscas sȳn on sǣ hunteontiġes ond þrēo ond fīftiġes
      Worldcunning men maintain that there are hundred and fifty-three [sic] kinds of fishes in the sea