英和和英

語源

From Proto-Germanic *fedwōr tigiwiz.

発音

• IPA: /ˈfe͜oː.wer.tij/, [ˈfe͜oː.werˠ.tij]

数詞

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.

派生した語

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