þridda dæl

Old English

Alternative forms

• ðridda dǣl, þriddandǣl, ðriddandǣl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθrid.dɑ dæːl/

Numeral

þridda dǣl

1. a third
   • 1014, Æthelred's eighth law code

     Se cyning and his witan habbaþ ġecweden þæt þridda dǣl þǣre tēoðunge gā tō ċiricbōte.

     The king and his advisors have decreed that a third of the tithe money will go to repairing the churches.

See also

• twǣde (“two thirds”)