an and twentig

Old English
Old English cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : an and twentig
    Ordinal : an and twentigoþa

Alternative forms
  • ān and tƿēntiġ (wynn spelling)

Etymology

From West Germanic *ain andi twaintig (literally ”one and twenty”). Cognate with West Frisian ienentweintich, Dutch eenentwintig, Low German eenuntwintig, German einundzwanzig.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑːn ɑnd ˈtweːntij/, [ɑːn ɒnd ˈtweːntij]

Numeral

ān and twēntiġ

  1. twenty-one
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