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.