sevenyght
Appearance
Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- seven niȝt, seven-nyȝt, sevyn-night, sevenyst, sevenist, senyght, sennyȝte, seven-nyght, sevenight, sevenyghte, seven nyght
- sefennnahht, seoven niht (Early Middle English)
Etymology
[edit]From seven + nyght (“nights”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈsɛvənixt/, /ˈsɛvənˌnixt/, /ˈsɛːvənixt/
- (Late Middle English) IPA(key): /ˈsɛnixt/, /ˈsɛːnixt/
Noun
[edit]sevenyght
- Seven days or nights; a week.
- Coordinate term: fourtenyght
Descendants
[edit]- English: sevennight, sennight
References
[edit]- “sē̆ven-night, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-18.
Adverb
[edit]sevenyght
- During or relating to a week.
Descendants
[edit]- English: sennight
References
[edit]- “sē̆ven-night, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-18.