feower

Old English

Old English numbers ^(edit)

	40
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Cardinal: fēower     Ordinal: fēorþa     Age: fēowerwintre     Multiplier: fēowerfeald

Alternative forms

• fēowor
• fēoƿer — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Anglo-Frisian *feuwær [ˈfeu̯.wær], from West Germanic *feuwar [ˈfeu̯.wɑr], from *fewwār [ˈfeu̯.wɑːr], from Proto-Germanic *fedwōr [ˈɸeð.woːr], from *petwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Cognate with Old Frisian fiūwer, Old Saxon fiuwar, Old Dutch *fiuwar, Old High German fior, Old Norse fjórir, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐍅𐍉𐍂 (fidwōr). Indo-European cognates include Proto-Slavic *četyre, Old Irish cethair, Ancient Greek τέσσαρες (téssares), Latin quattuor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfe͜oː.wer/

Numeral

fēower

1. four

Derived terms

• fēowerfeald

Descendants

• Middle English: fower
  • English: four
    • Volapük: fol
  • Scots: fower
  • Yola: vour, voure