sevenefold
Middle English
| 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: seven Ordinal: seventhe Multiplier: sevenefold | ||
Alternative forms
- (Early ME) seofefeald, seofenfeald, seovenfald, seovevald, sefennfald
- sevenfold, zevevald, sevene fold, seven fold, sevenfalde, sevenfald
Etymology
From Old English seofonfeald; equivalent to seven + -fold.
Pronunciation
- (Early ME, Northern ME) IPA(key): /ˈsɛvənfɑːld/, /ˈsɛvəfɑːld/
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛːvənfɔːld/, /ˈsɛvənfɔːld/, /ˈsɛːvəfɔːld/
Adjective
sevenefold
- sevenfold
- a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Genesis 4:15”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
- And the Lord ſeide to hym, It ſchal not be don ſo, but ech man that ſchal ſlee Cayn ſhal be punyschid ſeuenfold. And the Lord ſettide a signe in Cayn, that ech man that ſchulde fynde hym ſchulde not ſlee hym.
- And the Lord said to him: "That won't be done, as anyone who would kill Cain will be punished sevenfold". And the Lord put a sign on Cain, so anyone who came across him wouldn't kill him.
Descendants
- English: sevenfold
- Scots: sevinfald (obsolete)
References
- “sē̆venfōld(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-17.
Descendants
- English: sevenfold
- Scots: sevinfald (obsolete)
References
- “sē̆venfōld(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-02-17.
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