throtteen
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English throttene, þreottene, from Old English þrēottȳne, þrēotīne, þrēotīene. More at thirteen.
Numeral edit
throtteen
- (dialect) Thirteen.
- 1848, William Harrison Ainsworth, The Lancashire Witches[1]:
- "Mary Baldwyn, daughter of Richard Baldwyn of Rough Lee, aged—How old was she, sexton?" "Throtteen," replied the man
References edit
- “throtteen” in the Lancashire dialect, John Collier, 1822