feowertig

Old English

Old English numbers ^(edit)

		400
←  30	←  39	40	41  →	50  →
		4
Cardinal: fēowertiġ     Ordinal: fēowertigoþa     Multiplier: fēowertiġfeald

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfe͜oː.wer.tij/, [ˈfe͜oː.werˠ.tij]

Numeral

fēowertiġ

1. forty
   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 1:13-14

     And hē on wēstene wæs fēowertiġ dagas and fēowertiġ nihta, and hē wæs frām Satane ġecostnod; and hē mid wilddēorum wæs; and him englas þenodon.

     And he was in the wilderness for forty days and forty nights, and was tempted by Satan; and he was with wild animals, and was served by angels.

Descendants

• Middle English: forty, fourti, feortiȝ
  • English: forty