- eahtatig
- num eighty; ordinal eahtatigoða; more commonly as hund\eahtatig
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Eighty — Eight y, a. [AS. eahtatig, where the ending tig is akin to English ten; cf. G. achtzig. See {Eight}, and {Ten}.] Eight times ten; fourscore. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
Achtzig — Achtzig, eine indeclinable Hauptzahl, für zehen Mahl acht. Bey dem Willer. ahzoh, bey dem Tatian ahtuzug, bey dem Notker ahzeg, Angels. eahtatig, Holl. achtentigh, Nieders. achtig … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
oktō(u) — Eight. Oldest form *ok̑tō(u), becoming *oktō(u) in centum languages. 1. a. eight, eighteen, eighty, from Old English eahta, eight, with derivatives eahtatig, eighty, and eahtatēne, eighteen ( tēne, ten; see dekm̥); … Universalium
eighty — /ay tee/, n., pl. eighties, adj. n. 1. a cardinal number, ten times eight. 2. a symbol for this number, as 80 or LXXX. 3. a set of this many persons or things. 4. eighties, the numbers, years, degrees, or the like, from 80 through 89, as in… … Universalium
eighty — eigh|ty [ˈeıti] number [: Old English; Origin: eahtatig, from eahta eight ] 1.) the number 80 2.) the eighties [plural] also the 80s, the 1980s the years from 1980 to 1989 ▪ The band was incredibly successful in the eighties. the early/mid/late… … Dictionary of contemporary English
eighty — eight•y [[t]ˈeɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. eight•ies, adj. 1) a cardinal number, ten times eight 2) a symbol for this number, as 80 or LXXX 3) a set of this many persons or things 4) eighties, the numbers from 80 through 89, as in referring to the years of a … From formal English to slang
eighty — /ˈeɪti / (say aytee) noun (plural eighties) 1. a cardinal number, ten times eight. 2. a symbol for this number, as 80 or LXXX or XXC. 3. (plural) the numbers from 80 to 89 of a series, especially with reference to the years of a person s age, or… …
eighty — [āt′ē] adj. [ME eighteti < OE (hund)eahtatig: see EIGHT & TY2] eight times ten n. pl. eighties the cardinal number between seventy nine and eighty one; 80; LXXX the eighties the numbers or years, as of a century, from eighty through eighty… … English World dictionary
eighty — n. & adj. n. (pl. ies) 1 the product of eight and ten. 2 a symbol for this (80, lxxx, LXXX). 3 (in pl.) the numbers from 80 to 89, esp. the years of a century or of a person s life. adj. that amount to eighty. Phrases and idioms: eighty first,… … Useful english dictionary
