Fortnith
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɔːtnɪθ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fortnith is a noun meaning (Northern England dialectal, obsolete) Alternative form of fortnight.
Meaning
(Northern England dialectal, obsolete) Alternative form of fortnight.
Example Sentences
[…] & palmson fare which is kept the thursday before palme sunday all in the towne, & this fare setts all the fortnith fares for the year Round.
[…]to Anne Mercer, my daughter, the some of xiiij li., according to an agrement between her husband and me, to be paid within one fortnith of the death of my wiffe.
To dark is still used in Swaledale (Yorkshire) in the sense of to lie hid, as, 'Te rattens [rats] mun ha bin darkin whel nu [till now]; we hannot heerd tem tis last fortnith'.
Word Forms
- fortniths
- fortneth
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fortnite, seven-night, fortin, weeke, fewtrils, frist.
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