sevenþe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• (Early ME) seofaþe, seoveðe, seofoðe, seofeðe, sefennde
• sefte, sefth, seveþe, sevende, zevende, sevynte, sefnthe, sevend, seventhe, seventh, sevynth

Etymology

From Old English seofoþa, seofunda, from Proto-Germanic *sebundô; equivalent to and often remodelled after seven +‎ -th.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛvənθ(ə)/, /ˈsɛːvənθ(ə)/, /ˈsɛːvənd(ə)/, /ˈsɛːvəð(ə)/, /ˈsɛfθ(ə)/, /ˈsɛft(ə)/

Adjective

sevenþe

1. seventh

Descendants

• English: seventh
• Scots: seevent

References

• “sē̆venth(e (num.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-17.

Noun

sevenþe

1. One of seven equal parts of a whole; a seventh.

Descendants

• English: seventh
• Scots: seevent

References

• “sē̆venth(e (num.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-17.