feorþa
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| Cardinal: fēower Ordinal: fēorþa Age: fēowerwintre Multiplier: fēowerfeald | ||
Alternative forms
Etymology
From earlier fēowerþa, from the cardinal numeral fēower, from Proto-West Germanic *feurþō. Compare Old Frisian fiārda, Old Saxon fiortho, Old High German fiordo, Old Norse fjórði.
Pronunciation
Numeral
fēorþa
Adjective
fēorþa
- fourth
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
- Fēorða wæs Rǣdwold Ēastengla cyning: fīfta Ēadwine Norðanhymbra cyning, sē hæfde rīċe ofer ealle Breotone buton Contwarum ānum.
- Fourth was Rædwald, king of East Anglia; fifth was Eadwine, king of Northumbria, who reigned over all of Britain except Kent alone.
- late 9th century, translation of Bede's Ecclesiastical History
Declension
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fēorþa | fēorþe | fēorþe |
| Accusative | fēorþan | fēorþan | fēorþe |
| Genitive | fēorþan | fēorþan | fēorþan |
| Dative | fēorþan | fēorþan | fēorþan |
| Instrumental | fēorþan | fēorþan | fēorþan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | fēorþan | fēorþan | fēorþan |
| Accusative | fēorþan | fēorþan | fēorþan |
| Genitive | fēorþra, fēorþena | fēorþra, fēorþena | fēorþra, fēorþena |
| Dative | fēorþum | fēorþum | fēorþum |
| Instrumental | fēorþum | fēorþum | fēorþum |
Declension of fēorþa — Weak only
Descendants
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