feorþa

Old English

Old English numbers ^(edit)

	40
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Cardinal: fēower     Ordinal: fēorþa     Multiplier: fēowerfeald

Alternative forms

• fēorða, fēowerþa

Etymology

From earlier fēowerþa, from the cardinal numeral fēower, from Proto-Germanic *fedurþô. Compare Old Frisian fiārda, Old Saxon fiortho, Old High German fiordo, Old Norse fjórði.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfe͜oːr.θɑ/, [ˈfe͜oːrˠ.ðɑ]

Numeral

fēorþa

1. fourth

Descendants

• Middle English: feorþe, veorðe, feorðe, forðe, ferthe, fourthe, ferþe, fourþe, feurþe, fourte, ferth, fferth, fourth, fourt, verþe, firþe, firthe, fuyrthe; feorþe, veorðe, feorðe, forðe; IIII^th
  • English: fourth
  • Scots: fourt
  • Yola: vourthe