eahtoþa

Old English

Old English numbers (edit)
80
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    Cardinal: eahta
    Ordinal: eahtoþa
    Age: eahtawintre
    Multiplier: eahtafeald

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ahtudô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæ͜ɑx.to.θɑ/

Numeral

eahtoþa

  1. eighth

Adjective

eahtoþa

  1. eighth
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, Lives of Saints
      Þā on þām eahteoþan ġēare siþþan hēo abbudisse wæs, hēo wæs ġeuntrumod swā swā hēo ǣr witeġode, swā þæt ān ġeswel wēox on hire swūran myċel under ċynnbane...
      Then on the eighth year since she became abbotess, she was sickened as she had previously predicted, as a large tumor grew on her neck under the chinbone....

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