Middle English Dictionary Entry
eighte-sum pron.
Entry Info
| Forms | eighte-sum pron. Also aght-. |
| Etymology | Cp. OE syxa sum one of six. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Eight in all; (b) as one of eight; with seven others.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)9672 : Was noght bot aght sum [Göt: eyht sum] left on-liue.
b
- c1400(?c1380) Cleanness (Nero A.10)411 : Noe..Hym aȝtsum in þat ark..Þer alle ledez.