seventithe

Middle English

**Middle English numbers ^(edit)**
← 60	70	80 →
	7^{[a], [b]}
Cardinal: seventy Ordinal: seventithe

Alternative forms

seventeþe, seventiþe, seneteþe (Gloucestershire)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English hundseofontigoþa, with hund- removed by analogy with the earlier multiples of ten; equivalent to seventy (“seventy”) +‎ -the (ordinal suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɛvənˌtiːð(ə)/, /ˈsɛvəntið(ə)/, /-θ(ə)/

Adjective

seventithe

seventieth

Descendants

English: seventieth (obsolete seventeth)
Middle Scots: *sevintyd
- Scots: seeventiet

References

“sē̆ventīthe, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.