þreotiene

Old English

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Cardinal: þrēotīene     Ordinal: þrēottēoþa

Alternative forms

• þrēotēne (Anglian)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þritehun. Cognate with Old Frisian thretīne, Old Saxon thriutein, Old High German drīzehan, Old Norse þrettán.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθre͜oːˌti͜yː.ne/

Numeral

þrēotīene

1. thirteen
   • late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History

     Đās cāseres rīċes ðȳ tēoðan ġēare Gregorius sē hālga wer, sē was on lāre ⁊ on dǣde sē hēhsta, feng tō bisċophāde þǣre Rōmanisċan ċyriċan ⁊ þǣs apostolīċan seðles: ⁊ þæt heold ⁊ reahte þrēottēno ġēr ⁊ syx mōnað ⁊ tȳn dagas.

     In the tenth year of this emperor's reign, the holy man Gregorius, who was the greatest in learning and in deeds, rose to the bishophood of the Roman church and the apostolic see; and he held and directed that office for thirteen years, six months, and ten days.

Descendants

• Middle English: thrittene, thirttene
  • English: thirteen
  • Scots: thirteen, thritteen
  • Yola: dhurteen