nigon and feowertig

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Old English[edit]

Old English numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: nigon and fēowertiġ
    Ordinal: nigon and fēowertigoþa

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈni.ɡon ɑnd ˈfe͜oː.wer.tij/, [ˈni.ɣon ɑnd ˈfe͜oː.werˠ.tij]

Numeral[edit]

nigon and fēowertiġ

  1. forty-nine
    • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
      Đā wæs fēower hund wintra ⁊ nigon ⁊ fēowertiġ frām ūres Drihtnes mennisċnysse...
      It was about four hundred and forty-nine years after our Lord's incarnation...