Middle English Dictionary Entry
fī̆f-tẹ̄nde ord. num.
Entry Info
| Forms | fī̆f-tẹ̄nde ord. num. |
| Etymology | Cp. OI -tjāndi. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. fif-tenthe.
1.
Fifteenth in order; esp. the fifteenth (and last) of the days before the day of judgment.
Associated quotations
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)9170 : Onn hiss fiftende winnterr.
- a1400(a1325) Cursor (Vsp A.3)22699 : Þe fiftend [Göt: fijftend; Trin-C: fiftenþe] dai.
- a1425(a1400) PConsc.(Glb E.9 & Hrl 4196)4812 : Þe fiftend day..Alle þe world sal bryn on ilk syde.
2.
on (til) the fiften(d)-dai, at (until) the end of two weeks.
Associated quotations
- c1330(?a1300) Tristrem (Auch)3174 : Coppe and claper he bare Til þe fiftenday.
- c1330(?a1300) Guy(2) (Auch)p.626 : On þe fiftenday Sche dyed.