sevennight

English

Alternative forms

• (contractions): se’nnight, sennight
• (dial.): zennet

Etymology

From the Middle English sevenyght, from Old English seofon (“seven”) + nihta (the genitive plural form of niht, “night”); equivalent to seven + night; compare the Modern (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English noun fortnight and the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English adjective seofonnihte. Doublet of sennight.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛvənˌnɑɪt/

Noun

sevennight (plural sevennights)

1. (rare) A week; any period of seven consecutive days and nights.

Translations

period of seven consecutive days and nights — see week

References

• “sevennight”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.