- hundeahtatig
- num eighty
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
hundeahtatig
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eighty — noun (plural eighties) Etymology: Middle English eighty, adjective, from Old English eahtatig, short for hundeahtatig, noun, group of eighty, from hund , literally, hundred + eahta eight + tig group of ten; akin to Old English tīen ten Date:… … New Collegiate Dictionary
beæftan — 1. prep w.d. after, behind; (1) local; oft cymþ sé beæftan ús þe úsic forestæpþ oft comes he behind us, which precedes us; (a) in contrast with before; hé hæfde þriddan dǽl his fierde beæftan him he had a third of his army behind him; (b) in… … Old to modern English dictionary
hundæhtatig — see hundeahtatig … Old to modern English dictionary
eighty — eigteti (late 13c.), from EIGHT (Cf. eight) + TY (Cf. ty) (1). Replacing O.E. hundeahtatig, with hund ten. Related: Eightieth … Etymology dictionary
eight|y — «AY tee», noun, plural eight|ies, adjective. eight times ten; 80: »The eighty cows were milked in two groups, forty at a time. ╂[short for Old English hundeahtatig] … Useful english dictionary
