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Middle English

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Middle English numbers(edit)
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   Cardinal:eighte
   Ordinal:eiȝtthe

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromOld Englisheahta, fromProto-West Germanic*ahtō, fromProto-Germanic*ahtōu, fromProto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw.

The form/ˈæi̯xt(ə)/, showing the West Midland and Kentish dialectal development of/æ/ (< Old English/æ͜ɑ/) to/ɛ/ (instead of usual/a/),[1] unexpectedly predominates in Middle English.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈæi̯xt(ə)/,(generally Northern)/ˈau̯xt(ə)/

Numeral

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eighte

  1. eight[2]

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References

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  1. ^Jordan, Richard (1974),  Eugene Crook, transl.,Handbook of the Middle English Grammar: Phonology (Janua Linguarum. Series Practica;218)‎[1],The Hague:Mouton & Co. N.V.,→DOI,§ 32,page54.
  2. ^“eighte,card. num.”, inMED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007.
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