Advertisers
Skip to content
Search
Advanced search
Quick links
Unanswered topics
Active topics
Search
FAQ
Login
Register
Board index
Search
Search found 1 match
Go to advanced search
Search
Advanced search
Search found 1 match • Page
1
of
1
by
crichter
Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:30 pm
Forum:
Etymology
Topic:
Fortnight
Replies:
5
Views:
15046
No, it's just a contraction of Old English "féowertýne niht". It dates back at least a thousand years, along with "sennight"--a week, or seven nights. Germanic peoples reckoned time by nights, rather than days.
Jump to post
Sort by
All results
1 day
7 days
2 weeks
1 month
3 months
6 months
1 year
Author
Post time
Forum
Topic title
Post subject
Ascending
Descending
Search found 1 match • Page
1
of
1
Go to advanced search
Jump to
Announcements
Site News
So, What's the Good Word?
WELCOME HOME!
Good Word Discussion
Good Word Suggestions
Language
The Rebel-Yankee Test
Languages of the World
Slang
Etymology
Grammar
Idioms
Spelling
Pronunciation
General
Suggestions
Res Diversae