English Explanatory Dictionary

fortnith

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of fortnight.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɔːtnɪθ/ /ˈfɒtnɪθ/

Word forms

fortnith fortniths fortneth fotneth fotnith

Etymology

A collateral form of fortnight with the dialectal change of /xt/ to /θ/ (probably via an intermediate /θt/); compare Doric Scots dother (“daughter”), mith (“might”), and obsolete noth (“nothing”). Note that drouth (“drought”) is not an example of this change; it instead retains the dental fricative of Old English drugaþ.

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