Meaning of fortnith | Babel Free
ˈfɔːtnɪθDefinitions
Noun. [B2]
Examples
“[…]to Anne Mercer, my daughter, the some of xiiij li., according to an agrement between her husband and me, to be paid within one fortnith of the death of my wiffe.”
“[…] & palmson fare which is kept the thursday before palme sunday all in the towne, & this fare setts all the fortnith fares for the year Round.”
“To dark is still used in Swaledale (Yorkshire) in the sense of to lie hid, as, 'Te rattens [rats] mun ha bin darkin whel nu [till now]; we hannot heerd tem tis last fortnith'.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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