sevennight
/ˈsɛvənˌnɑɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "VVearie Seu'nights, nine times nine, Shall he dvvindle, peake, and pine: […]"
- "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."
- "And Mrs. Jevvkes tells me, every one names Thurſday come Sev'nnight for our Nuptials."
Etymology
From Middle English seven-night, sevenight, sevenyght [and other forms], from Late Old English seofeniht (compare seofonnihte (“seven days old; seven days long”, adjective)), from seofon (“seven”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ (“seven”)) + niht (“night; day (when computing spans of time)”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (“night”)). Doublet of sennight.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: seven-night, seofeniht, *septḿ̥, *nókʷts
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɛvənˌnɑɪt/
- British English: /ˈsɛvənˌnɑɪt/