fourtenyght

Middle English

Alternative forms

ffourtene niȝt, faurtenyȝte, fourtene niȝt, fourtene nyght, fourtene-nyȝht, fourteniȝt, fourtenniȝt, fourten niȝt, fourtenniht, fourtenyte, fourtnythe, fourthnyght, fowrtene nyghte
foirtennist, fowertene niht (Early Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English fēowertīene niht (“fourteen nights”); equivalent to fourtene (“fourteen”) +‎ nyght (“nights”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɔu̯rteːn(ə)ˌnixt/, /ˈfɔu̯rtə(n)ˌnixt/, /ˈfɔu̯rtnixt/

Noun

fourtenyght (uncountable)

fortnight (fourteen nights; two weeks)
Coordinate term: sevenyght

Descendants

English: fortnight (dialectal fortnith)
Scots: fortnicht, fornicht

References

“fourte-night, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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