Sevennight

Quick meaning: Sevennight is a noun meaning (archaic or obsolete) Alternative form of sennight, a week.

Meaning

(archaic or obsolete) Alternative form of sennight, a week.

Example Sentences

VVearie Seu'nights, nine times nine, Shall he dvvindle, peake, and pine: […]

And Mrs. Jevvkes tells me, every one names Thurſday come Sev'nnight for our Nuptials.

The Holy Houſel ought to be kept vvith great Diligence and not be permitted to be ſtale, but another be alvvays hallovved anevv for Sick Men in about a Seven-night, or Fortnight, ſo as that it may not be muſty at leaſt.

VVhat doctrine is vvritten for us in the eighth chapter of the firſt book of Kings, I did partly ſhevv unto you, moſt honourable audience, this day ſeven-night, of that good man, father Samuel, that good Judge, hovv good a man he vvas, vvhat helpers and coadjutors he took unto him, to have his office vvell diſcharged.

Word Forms

• sevennights

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sennight, yesternight, eevn, yestreen, eeven, undern.

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