sevenyght

Middle English

Alternative forms

• seven niȝt, seven-nyȝt, sevyn-night, sevenyst, sevenist, senyght, sennyȝte, seven-nyght, sevenight, sevenyghte, seven nyght
• sefennnahht, seoven niht (Early Middle English)

Etymology

From seven +‎ nyght (“nights”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛvənixt/, /ˈsɛvənˌnixt/, /ˈsɛːvənixt/
• (Late Middle English) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnixt/, /ˈsɛːnixt/

Noun

sevenyght

1. Seven days or nights; a week.

   Coordinate term: fourtenyght

Descendants

• English: sevennight, sennight

References

• “sē̆ven-night, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-18.

Adverb

sevenyght

1. During or relating to a week.

Descendants

• English: sennight

References

• “sē̆ven-night, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-18.