thritty

Middle English

Middle English numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: thritty     Ordinal: thrittithe

Alternative forms

• thirtie, thriti, thritte, thrittie, þritiȝ

Etymology

From Old English þritiġ; equivalent to thre +‎ -ty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθritiː/, /ˈθriːtiː/

Numeral

thritty

1. thirty
   • c. 1275, Judas (Roud 2964, Child Ballad 23, Trinity College MS. B.14.39)‎^[1], folio 34, recto, lines 3-4; republished at Cambridge: Wren Digital Library (Trinity College), 2019 May 29:

     Iudaſ þou moſt to iurſelem oure mete foꝛ to bugge / þritti platen of ſelu[er] þou bere up oþi rugge […]

     "Judas, you must go to Jerusalem to buy our food; / You'll have thirty pieces of silver on your back […]

Descendants

• English: thirty
• Yola: dhirtee

References

• “thrī̆tī, num.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.