feowertig

From Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfe͜oː.wer.tij/, [ˈfe͜oː.werˠ.tij]

fēowertiġ

1. forty
   • c. 990, Wessex Gospels, Mark 1:13-14

     And hē on wēstene wæs fēowertiġ dagas and fēowertiġ nihta, and hē wæs frām Satane ġecostnod; and hē mid wilddēorum wæs; and him englas þenodon.

     And he was in the wilderness for forty days and forty nights, and was tempted by Satan; and he was with wild animals, and was served by angels.

   • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

     Witodlīċe þis fēowertiġfealde fæsten wæs āsteald on ðǣre Ealdan Gėcyðnysse, ðāðā sē heretoga Moyses fæste fēowertiġ daga and fēowertiġ nihta tosamne, tō þȳ þæt hē moste Godes ǣ underfōn.

     Truly, this fortyfold fast was established in the Old Testament, where the leader Moses fasted for forty days and forty nights, so that he could be allowed to receive God's law.

• Middle English: forty, fourti, feortiȝ
  • English: forty